James DeToris

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26687.jpeg UPL 26687 James DeToris, 93rd Bomb Group

Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25119

Object Number - UPL 26687 - James DeToris, 93rd Bomb Group

Assigned to 93BG/330BS, B-24 41-23678 "Big Eagle" while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA) 9 October 1942 on a mission to bomb the aircraft factories at Lille, France.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Eagle / Bathtub Bessie
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

9 October 1942 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters near Dunkirk, France.

Born

New York State

Buried

Lille, France Buried in the Southern Cemetery of Lille, France. Neither grave location or remains could be identified after the war and his remains still lie in this cemetery.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Corrected BG association from PURGE; added KIA event.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 25-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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