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SSgt James R. Yarbrough

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SSgt James R. Yarbrough

Birth
Death
13 Nov 1943 (aged 28)
Germany
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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Waist S/Sgt Yarbrough, James R. KIA
Hometown: Dotham, AL
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 34333129
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt Norval K. Peterson Kia

Target:Bremen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 2502
Date Lost: 13-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-72875
Aircraft Model B-24D-165-CO
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: LADY LIBERTY?
Location: Janneby, Germany
Cause: Mid-Air Collision 10 KIA.

389th BG loses two aircraft that collided or were lost to German fighters. It is unclear which was the case.

The LADY LIBERTY Crew
Lt. Norval Oscar Peterson, Pilot.
1Lt. Leroy Raymond Bossetti, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Eugene F. McKeon, Navigator.
2Lt. Hayes Harman, Jr., Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Haskell W. Wright, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Francis C. McClanahan, Radio Operator, KIA.
SSgt. William F. Brooks, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth B. Pierson, Left Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. James R. Yarbrough, Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Charles . Openlander, Tail Gunner, KIA.
Waist S/Sgt Yarbrough, James R. KIA
Hometown: Dotham, AL
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 34333129
Awards: Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt Norval K. Peterson Kia

Target:Bremen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 2502
Date Lost: 13-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-72875
Aircraft Model B-24D-165-CO
Aircraft Letter: K
Aircraft Name: LADY LIBERTY?
Location: Janneby, Germany
Cause: Mid-Air Collision 10 KIA.

389th BG loses two aircraft that collided or were lost to German fighters. It is unclear which was the case.

The LADY LIBERTY Crew
Lt. Norval Oscar Peterson, Pilot.
1Lt. Leroy Raymond Bossetti, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Eugene F. McKeon, Navigator.
2Lt. Hayes Harman, Jr., Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Haskell W. Wright, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Francis C. McClanahan, Radio Operator, KIA.
SSgt. William F. Brooks, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth B. Pierson, Left Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. James R. Yarbrough, Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Charles . Openlander, Tail Gunner, KIA.

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Entered the service from Alabama.

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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56361741/james_r-yarbrough: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt James R. Yarbrough (15 Aug 1915–13 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56361741, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).