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SOWRY, James Deward - Date of
birth
14 October 1916 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Troy, Miami County, Ohio -
Hometown
Troy, Miami County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-678779 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1943 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Aurich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
James O. Sowry (father)
Edith (Stoner) Sowry (mother)
Dallas M. Sowry (brother)
Paul Sowry (brother)
Jack Sowry (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5989 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Emden, Germany
MACR: 734
More information
2nd Lt James D. Sowry graduated from Troy High School in the class of 1934. He was engaged in the plaster contracting business with his brother, Dallas.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States on 3 April 1942.
The aircraft was seen with #1 and #4 engines out, with black smoke pouring out. Wheels were down and bombs were believed to be dropped. The left wing drooped off. A/C was believed to blow up and disintegrate.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Piqua Daily Call, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Dayton Herald - 26 April 1943, 24 October 1944