Brodie, James Joseph

Individual Personnel Data
Name Brodie, James Joseph   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-1012186   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 28 September 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot J Row 13 Grave 4
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 14 November 1917
  • Appointed First Lieutenant (AUS) effective 9 September 1944 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 September 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 9366⇓ (11.899 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Brodie, James JosephPilotKIA
2nd Lt. Vevle, Lloyd Oliver⇗Co-pilotKIA
2nd Lt. Hawkins, George Marshall, Jr⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Barnes, William Douglas, Jr⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Taylor, William Edson⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Crumpton, Robert Doyle⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerKIA
CPL. Hetu, Gordon Eugene⇗Ball Turret GunnerKIA
CPL. Miller, Wilfred Frank⇗Tail GunnerPOW
CPL. Opie, Leonard Wood⇗Flexible GunnerTR
CPL. Liniger, Harry Allen⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 21 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Co-pilot 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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173⇗ 5 August 1944 Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Langenhagen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑107125⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy and hot camera ship.
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174⇗ 7 August 1944 Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dugny (Paris), France 		Pilot 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, lead group.
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175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Pilot 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group. Did not attack target because bomb rack fuse was burned out, which became apparent too late for manual release; returned bombs to base.
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176⇗ 9 August 1944 Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Erding, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group.
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177⇗ 11 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements
Type: Military
Location: Brest, France 		Pilot 42‑102518⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare; joined formation.
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181⇗ 16 August 1944 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany 		Pilot 44‑6294⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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183⇗ 24 August 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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185⇗ 26 August 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑102430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High section deputy, high group.
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186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Pilot 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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188⇗ 5 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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189⇗ 8 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97521⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. The Brodie crew may have been originally assigned to fly 42‑97309, and was forced to switch aircraft for unknown reasons. Apparently they were told to go to Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971, but that had already been assigned to Johnstone. Again for unknown reasons, the Chadwick Crew was told to move to lead Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971, and turn over 42‑97521 to the Brodie Crew.
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192⇗ 11 September 1944 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group. Landed with bomb bay doors open.
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194⇗ 13 September 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97521⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship; high Squadron.
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197⇗ 21 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mainz, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
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198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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199⇗ 26 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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201⇗ 28 September 1944 Target: Steelworks
Type: Industry
Location: Magdeburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑31222⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Collided with 43‑37822 over target: Wallace Storey related details of the collision in Decker's Memories (2nd edition, page 169). Both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes observed; crashed near Erxleben, Germany; MACR 9366.
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