AFPPA-11
File No 9355
Individual Casualty Questionnaire
Name of crew member: Bailey, James E.
Rank: 2nd Lt
Serial Number: 0-821931
Position: Crew (Bomber): Pilot
Did he bail out? No
Where? –
If not, why not? the aircraft exploded while Bailey was still in his…
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: I told Bailey #1 eng was burning
Was he injured? No
Where was he last seen? in his seat
Any hearsay information: Dead body was identified on the ground by W.G. Lloyd Boling, Sgt.
The bodies of the eight dead crew members were identified by Sgt Boling
Source: the waist gunner
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: When the ship exploded he was probably blown out without his chute, this information is the same for all eight killed
Total number of missions of above crew member: 15
Dates and destinations if possible: same as mine except 1 and 2 in Sept of 44
6-3861,AF
Missing Air Crew Report Number 9355, National Archives, College Park, MD.