James LeGrand Dyar
MilitaryAssigned to 388FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon from Azeville to Vire, France in P-47 42-26124 18-Jul-44. With the rest of his unit, became embroiled in melee with 15 x Me109's and 4 x P-51's. After action completed, one of three MIA's from his unit. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6885
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Franklin County, GA | 16 August 1919 | Son of Eugene Ira and Mary Ellis [Crow] Dyar. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA | 15 August 1941 | Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
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Died |
Vire, France | 18 July 1944 | Shot down Vire, France in P-47 42-26124 18-Jul-44; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6885 |
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Buried |
Rose Hill Cemetery Royston, Franklin County, GA | Rose Hill Cemetery Royston, Franklin County, Georgia | |
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Based |
Azeville | 18 July 1944 | Assigned to 388FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. |