James DeToris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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James DeToris, 93rd Bomb Group
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25119
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Corrected BG association from PURGE; added KIA event.
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 25-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
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