James B Mossman
Military
Object Number - UPL 28099 - 1st Lt James B Mossman 450BS, 322BG, 9AF.
Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Butzbach, Germany. Hit by flak, both engines ablaze, attempted forced landing, whilst straightening out to alight wing dug in and A/C seen to explode. 22-Feb-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12680.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH (OLC).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-17934) nicknamed "Pappy's Pram". Image stamped on reverse: 'Reveiwed and passed [illegible] 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'PN-Q 322.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379976.jpg.webp?itok=h9RDoVED)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Jay Hawk
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Allegheny County, PA, USA | 14 June 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 17 February 1941 | |
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Died |
Butzbach, Germany | 22 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Butzbach, Germany. Hit by flak, both engines ablaze, attempted forced landing, whilst straightening out to alight wing dug in and A/C seen to explode. 22-Feb-45 KIA. MACR 12680. |
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Buried |
Butzbach, Germany | 23 February 1945 | Interred Butzbach cemetery |
| Pennsylvania, USA | |||
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Based |
Andrews Field | 22 February 1945 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
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