James W Strong
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 80577 - 2nd Lt James W. Strong
Assigned to 561BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 23-Mar-44 mission to Brunswick in B-17 42-38120; hit by flak and crashed SE of Borken, Germany after the crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805437
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Grand Rapids, Michigan | 8 August 1920 | BornGrand Rapids, Michigan |
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Enlisted |
Seattle, Washington | 21 March 1942 | EnlistedSeattle, Washington |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Borken, Germany | 23 March 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Borken, Germany |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Netherlands | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterredNetherlands American Cemetery and MemorialMargraten, Netherlands |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 3543, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3543 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
