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Personal info

Full name
ALLIE, James J
Date of birth
13 July 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana
Hometown
Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35583064
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1944
Place of death
On the land of Mr. H.A. Bessembinder
Nieuw Heeten, community of Raalten, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 10 11

Immediate family

Members
Samuil Allie (father)
Theresa Allie (mother)
Frank Allie (brother)
Emily Allie (sister)
Lillian Allie (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31538
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Norah
Destination: Halberstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Junkers aviation industry
MACR: 1932

More information

S/Sgt James J. Allie enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 21 January 1943.

The plane #42-31538 collided with plane #42-31236 after being attacked by a FW 190 of II/JG26.

The plane crashed on the land of Mr H A Bessembinder at Nieuw Heeten.

All crew members of both airplanes, twenty men in total, were killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, MACR, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com