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Personal info

Full name
FALLON, James Francis
Date of birth
16 March 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33338104
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Unit
524th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1944
Place of death
Senden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 20 24

Immediate family

Members
Pete F. Fallon (father)
Mary J. (Cairns) Fallon (mother)
William J. Fallon (brother)
Eugenia M. Fallon (sister)
Kathleen V. Fallon (sister)
Phillip Fallon (brother)
Margaret Fallon (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31028
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Mojo
Destination: Halberstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 2872

More information

James F. Fallon graduated from West Catholic High School for Boys in 1935. He was employed by the United Shoe Machinery Company.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 3 October 1942.

The airplane was hit by enemy flak and exploded in the air.

Three crew members were taken prisoner, seven men were killed.

Sgt Fallon was initially buried at the cemetery for foreign soldiers in Dülmen on 23 February 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Trees, WWII Draft Cards; West Catholic High School / 1940 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree