World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James J. Wynn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hercules, California
Honored By
John Meurs
Relationship
Dutch Historian
SERVICE NUMBER 0-771205. PILOT WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 854TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 'SCARFACE' WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER 44-95007, ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED AFTER BOMBING BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE BOMBER EXPLODED AND CRASHED NEAR DECKBERGEN, GERMANY. ONLY THE TAIL-GUNNER COULD BAIL OUT AND SURVIVED. THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, DIED IN THE EXPLOSION.