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name
HEALY, James Felix - Date of
birth
5 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
New York, New York -
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32783181 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
12 June 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, 9 miles off Dunkerque, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Frank L. Healy (father)
Mary Healy (mother)
Margaret Healy (sister)
Joan Healy (sister)
Donald Healy (brother)
Kevin Healy (brother)
Douglas Healy (brother)
Natalie Healy (sister)
Norbert Healy (brother)
Brian Healy (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37601 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Rosières-en-Santerre, France
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 5625
More information
The crew was on their first mission.The aircraft was hit by flak over Dunkerque at 08.53 hours at 24,000 feet. The #4 engine caught fire and the right wing broke off near the the #4 engine inducing a spin. Five or six parachutes may have come from this aircraft.
The only surviver, George L. Sherback had no recollection of leaving the plane and believed he must have been blown clear. A German officer told him the plane exploded and the remains of the other crew members went into the sea.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.100thbg.com, National WWIImemorial, Footnote, www.ancestry.com - 1930, 1940 census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.100thbg.com, honorstates.org