The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

James B Magee

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Army serial number
0707538
Rank
2ND LT (7 February 1944), 2LT (16 September 1944), 1LT (28 October 1944), 1LT (7 March 1945)
Hometown
HUMBLE TX; Humble TX; Humble, TX
Also written
James Magee
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 113, 160
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 0707538); verify

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
16 September 1944Air Medal34212LT
28 October 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster42241LT
7 March 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster11831LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

4 entries, first 7 February 1944, last 14 December 1944; grades seen: 2ND LT. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 825, roll 566192358 p. 2433, roll 572487240 p. 459, roll 579002584 p. 3977

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 17: Magee, James B · 11 December 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Magee, James B.
Rank lst Lt. Serial No. 0-707538
483 B G
Paul L. Barton
Milliam J. Kilpstrick
2. Organizat ion 817 B Cp Commander
Rank Col. Sqn CO
Ranir Capt.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month Dec
day 11
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing
, target, l'oosbierbaum O/R
, target
time, 1200
, altitude,
26,000
route scheduled, as on
battle order
,route flown as briefed
5. Where were you when you left formation? About four (Wminutes before the I.P.
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? All members of the crew bailed out.
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Kncwledge". The crew bailed out about
1400 on the 11 dec at 46-12N, 16-08E near Berzencze, Hungary. All members of the
crew bailed out together and landed safddy.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? 46-08N, 16-06E near Drava River.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
None
11. Where were they in aircraft? XXXXX
12. What was their condition? xxxxx
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above? All members of the crew returned to the base in Italy safely.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No other information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 10129, page 17 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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