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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James J. Orr

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oak Park, Illinois

Honored By

Thomas C. Schultz

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

2ND LIEUTENANT, 20TH BOMB SQUADRON, 2ND BOMB GROUP CO-PILOT. HE WAS KILLED ON 01 JANUARY 1942 WHEN HIS B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER CRASHED IN NEW HYDE PARK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. HE AVOIDED CRASHING INTO A THICKLY POPULATED AREA THUS SACRIFICING HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS.