James Anthony Theys
Military
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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
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
- 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: 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Easter Bunny
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: April Girl II
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/