BURRHUS James C - 488 BS 340 BGM

 

James C. BURRHUS Jr

 

BURRHUS_James_C

Aviation Cadet Class 43-H, Bruce Airfield in Ballinger Texas
Source : Honoring Their Lives (Ellen Marchese)
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-689020
AGE20 yo
DATE OF BIRTH15 January 1924 Walton, Delaware County, NEW YORK
ENLISTMENT STATENEW YORK
FAMILY

Parents : James Carlton & Evalyn Payne BURRHUS

Siblings : James C. & Ann Burrhus 

RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON488th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP340th Bomber Group, Medium
ARMY12th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH8 August 1944

BURRHUS_James_C

Source : Andy

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHVilleneuve-les-Avignon, Departement du GARD
DATA PLAN

B-25 Mitchell - type J-1 - s/n 43-4013 8F

B 25 1
Macr : 7331

Mission: Avignon (84): Railway bridge
Takeoff Alesan, Corsica

Note that we find Lt Hirsch and Sgt Capawanna in the PoW lists on 09/28/1944
Shot down by flak at 09:18
Airplane cut in 2
Appliance partially evacuated

 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Draguignan N°3551

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B511
DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilot


dsc

Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 12 af 340 bgm 488 bs
STORY
 

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Source : jpepperman

 		 

 

Crew of B-25 Mitchell - type J-1 - s/n 43-4013 8F

 

1Lt James C Jr BURRHUS Pilot Dead Cim Am Rhône Draguignan
O-689020 - DFC/AM+6 - Fils de James C Burrhus, Walton, New York 
2Lt Alvin H YELLON CoPilot Dead Cim Am Rhône Draguignan
O-824315 - PH - Né en 1923 - Fils de Mark D Yellon, Chicago, Illinois
2Lt Richard F HIRSCH Bomber On the run   O-759869 - Epoux de Lorraine P Hirsch, Chicago, Illinois
S/Sgt James F WHEELER

Radio

Gunner

 Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow  33536073 - Fils de Benjamin F Wheeler, Axton, Virginia
Sgt Louis J CAPAWANNA Gunner On the run   32299825 - Né en 1917 - Fils de Rosario Capawanna, Lodi, New Jersey  - Son parachute reste accroché à une cheminée - Il rejoint la Corse 8 jours après avec l'aide de la Résistance
Sgt James D REYNOLDS Gunner Dead Haven Hill Cem. Olney, Illinois
16150955 - 21 ans - Né le 13/01/1923 - Fils de Lota Reynolds, Detroit, Michigan
B 25 1
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOFrancecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com
PROGRAMMEURSEric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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