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BAYNE, James Alexander - Date of
birth
4 July 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Annotto Bay, Saint Mary, Jamaica -
Hometown
Nassau County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32401646 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 August 1943 - Place of
death
2 miles south of Cologne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 32 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William J. Bayne (father)
Ellen M. (Galloway) Bayne (mother)
C. A. Bayne (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3406 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Big Operator
Destination: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil installations
MACR: 255
More information
James A Bayne graduated from Sewanhaka High School.He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 8 July 1942.
Flak caused an explosion in the forward part of the airplane. After the explosion it was seen going in to a dive and never recover.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Newsday - 18 January 1944