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S/SGT James Vann Ball

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S/SGT James Vann Ball Veteran

Birth
Houston County, Texas, USA
Death
8 May 1944 (aged 19)
Martfeld, Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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James Vann Ball, Son of John Luther and Susan Aquilla "Tennie" Hall of Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.. James was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102525 96th Bomb Group crashed near Schwarme-Martfeld Landkreis Diepholz, (Niedersachsen), Germany...

Plane was shot down by German fighters....
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. Charles B Birdsey 0-809911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Margraten
Co-Pilot: 2Lt. William O Hayes 0-818858 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
Nav: 2Lt. Alfred C Hauser 0-703991 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
Bomb: 2Lt. John R Bailey 0-756948 USAAF KIA Fairmount Cemetery Texas USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Edward J Bondy 16176647 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Margraten
RadioOp: T/Sgt. William F Baumann 16078488 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
BallTGr: S/Sgt. John D Burke 35096550 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
WaistGr: S/Sgt. Richard W Kennedy 11091521 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
WaistGr: S/Sgt. James V Ball 38415280 USAAF KIA Earthman Resthaven Cemetery Texas USA
TGr: S/Sgt. Jack G Roseborough 19124704 USAAF KIA Mountain View Cemetery Montana, USA

"8th Air Force"
Aircraft shot down over Berlin, Germany during WWII
James Vann Ball, Son of John Luther and Susan Aquilla "Tennie" Hall of Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.. James was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-102525 96th Bomb Group crashed near Schwarme-Martfeld Landkreis Diepholz, (Niedersachsen), Germany...

Plane was shot down by German fighters....
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. Charles B Birdsey 0-809911 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Margraten
Co-Pilot: 2Lt. William O Hayes 0-818858 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
Nav: 2Lt. Alfred C Hauser 0-703991 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
Bomb: 2Lt. John R Bailey 0-756948 USAAF KIA Fairmount Cemetery Texas USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Edward J Bondy 16176647 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Margraten
RadioOp: T/Sgt. William F Baumann 16078488 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
BallTGr: S/Sgt. John D Burke 35096550 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
WaistGr: S/Sgt. Richard W Kennedy 11091521 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes
WaistGr: S/Sgt. James V Ball 38415280 USAAF KIA Earthman Resthaven Cemetery Texas USA
TGr: S/Sgt. Jack G Roseborough 19124704 USAAF KIA Mountain View Cemetery Montana, USA

"8th Air Force"
Aircraft shot down over Berlin, Germany during WWII

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8th Air Force



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  • Created by: Tom Ball
  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34731641/james_vann-ball: accessed ), memorial page for S/SGT James Vann Ball (24 Nov 1924–8 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34731641, citing Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Tom Ball (contributor 47105507).