SSGT James Edward “Jim/Lefty” Sheehan Jr. (1923-1944)

SSGT James Edward “Jim/Lefty” Sheehan Jr. Veteran

Birth

29 Sep 1923

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Death

11 Sep 1944 (aged 20)

Helfta, Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Burial

Holy Cross Cemetery

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Plot

Trinity Terrace, System: CEM, Section: TRTE, Plot: 41 (interred on 08/29/1949)

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Serial No. #12153732
Enlistment Date: 03/03/1943
407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group (Heavy)

NARA War Department records list this soldiers Home of Record as Kings County, New York...Killed In Action.

Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G-50-BO Flying Fortress #42-102426 "Kidley Divey" shot down by enemy aircraft on mission to Merseburg, Germany...Missing Air Crew Report #8891.

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