James E Martin
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 Fatally hit in tail position by flak burst 2-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10309.
Awards: AM(2OLC), PH.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ole Worrybird
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Göttingen, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 Fatally hit in tail position by flak burst Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10309. |
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 3 November 1944 | |
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Born |
Belleville, New Jersey, USA | ||
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Based |
Horham | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database