Fleming James E., Jr.

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James E., Jr. Fleming is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (4th & 474th Fighter Groups)

Name:

James E., Jr. Fleming

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-384197

Unit:

434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-10

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

James E. Fleming, Jr. entered military service in Pennsylvania. He served in the 434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant during World War II.

He took off from Wattisham, England, on 10 August 1944 on a sweep mission to the Dijon-Melun area in France. His aircraft (P-38 Lightning #43-28341 L2*W "Scat III") fell off in a dive, out of control, after being hit by heavy flak at about 7,000 feet. It exploded at 1030hrs and burned in the woods at Romery, four miles north-west of Epernay, France.

1Lt Fleming is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov