Jolley James J., Jr.

Name:

James J., Jr. Jolley

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

34808221

Unit:

451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1945-03-18

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France

Plot:

A

Row:

8

Grave:

29

Decoration:

Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

James J. Jolley Jr. was born on December 29, 1924, in Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama. He was the son of James J. Jolley Sr. and Lois Hill Jolley. He served in the 451st Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium, as a Sergeant and Gunner in B-26 Marauder #43-34422 during World War II.

On March 18, 1945, the aircraft was involved in a fatal mid-air collision near airfield A-61 at Beauvais-Till� in the Oise department of France. The aircraft had taken off from A-61 on a mission targeting roads in Germany. At approximately 08:50, during the process of forming up with other aircraft, a piloting error caused it to collide with another B-26, serial number 43-34409. The impact led to the crash of both planes near the airfield.

Sgt Jolley was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.

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