Name:
James Conrad Losey
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
16109189
Unit:
576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
2015-09-18
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
Plot:
Section D North
Row:
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Comments:
TSgt James C. Losey, mechanic of the B-24 Liberator 42-52411, took off from station 118 in Wendling, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Friedrichshafen. After a rather poor bombing run, the promised fighter escort was late, coming in only after the start of the German fighter attack. The 42-52411 was last seen out of formation drifting south some 15 minutes after bombs away. Losey was later captured and sent to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia.