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GREENE, James Malcolm - Date of
birth
15 September 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15334568 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
763rd Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Unterdill, south of Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 38 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
James R. Greene (father)
Verble (Johnson) Greene (mother)
Emma C. (Collier) Greene (wife)
James C. Greene (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99763 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Flying Junior
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 6917
More information
S/Sgt James M. Greene volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 31 October 1942.When the formation cleared the target area, the airplane was hit by flak, resulting in blowing off the nose and causing considerable damage to the bombay section. A few seconds later fire broke out in the bomb bay.
Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / My Duke Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Susanne Meini, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Susanne Meini