James Anthony Theys

Military
media-37916.jpeg UPL 37916 1LT James Anthony Theys
Pilot/Co-Pilot
351st BG - 510th BS
Completed a 35 mission tour
Served as instructor at Keesler AAF during the war as well

Object Number - UPL 37916 - 1LT James Anthony Theys Pilot/Co-Pilot 351st BG - 510th BS Completed a 35 mission tour Served as instructor at Keesler AAF during the war as well

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

A battle damaged waist gun position on a B-17 Flying Fortress.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803182
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35791440
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

A battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (TU-C, serial number 42-102576) of the 510th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, 27 May 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo date 27/5/44. 447th Sub Depot.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Easter Bunny
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: April Girl II

Missions

The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'
  • Date: 15 October 1944
  • Date: 14 October 1944
  • Date: 6 October 1944
  • Date: 3 October 1944
  • Date: 2 October 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lloydell, Pennsylvania 5 September 1921

Other

351st BG Combat Tour

Polebrook Airfield, UK 14 June 1944 - 15 October 1944 Completed a 35 mission tour
Leetsdale, PA 4 May 1950

Died

Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania 18 May 2014

Buried

Sewickley, Pennsylvania 21 May 2014 Sewickley Cemetery Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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removed duplicate information

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

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