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SSGT James Dillon Jr.

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SSGT James Dillon Jr.

Birth
Eccles, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death
7 Jan 1944 (aged 21)
France
Burial
Mount Tabor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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James was the son of James L. Dillon Sr. and Alice Bertha Clyburn.

During World War II, he was an engineer on the 389th Bomb Group which had Ludwigshaven, Germany as its target - Mission #38. The 389th flew home alone over France. German fighters made repeated attacks and the goup lost four aircraft including James', known as the "Blunder Bus," and it crashed at LePlesis, France.

Inscription: 389 AAF BOMB GP, WORLD WAR II
James was the son of James L. Dillon Sr. and Alice Bertha Clyburn.

During World War II, he was an engineer on the 389th Bomb Group which had Ludwigshaven, Germany as its target - Mission #38. The 389th flew home alone over France. German fighters made repeated attacks and the goup lost four aircraft including James', known as the "Blunder Bus," and it crashed at LePlesis, France.

Inscription: 389 AAF BOMB GP, WORLD WAR II


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  • Created by: Judy Llamas
  • Added: Oct 18, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30669086/james-dillon: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT James Dillon Jr. (5 Apr 1922–7 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30669086, citing Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Judy Llamas (contributor 46854247).