James Paul N.

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Paul N. James is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (42-102516) 'Bronx Bomber II' American/Canadian Memorial

Name:

Paul N. James

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-716657

Unit:

398th Bomber Group, 601st Bomber Squadron

Date of Death:

2006-12-03

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Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

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Navigator of the B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102516, shot down over Flamanville on 13 August 1944. The plane took off from Air Base 131 Nuthampstead in the UK to attack troops on the ground in Le Manoir. They were shot down by flak at 1320. The entire crew survived the crash. LT James successfully evaded capture.