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S/Sgt James C Pauley attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He enlisted in Huntington West, Virginia at 15 October 1941.
He was a tail gunner on B-17 "You Cawn't Miss It," on a run to bomb the marshalling yard and synthetic oil refineries in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
The following was written by Harry Slater formerly of the 94th Bomb Group:
"On November 5th, the 94th launched 32 aircraft to bomb the synthetic oil refineries northwest of Gelsenkirchen. Since the Ploesti oil production center had been bombed, this target was considered important to the German cause. Nineteen aircraft formed the lead group of the 1st Air Task Force.
Flak was light over the Dutch coast but became intense in the target area. Lt. James K. Killian and crew of the 332nd squadron in aircraft 42-30166 (You Cawn't Miss it) were observed under heavy attack. After a time, the aircraft exploded with one parachute blossoming out of the debris. Eight aircraft suffered minor flak damage".
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed. The remains of S/Sgt Pauley were never recovered.
S/Sgt James C Pauley is remembered at the Pauley Cemetery, Tango, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44026-pauley-james-c
S/Sgt James C Pauley attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He enlisted in Huntington West, Virginia at 15 October 1941.
He was a tail gunner on B-17 "You Cawn't Miss It," on a run to bomb the marshalling yard and synthetic oil refineries in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
The following was written by Harry Slater formerly of the 94th Bomb Group:
"On November 5th, the 94th launched 32 aircraft to bomb the synthetic oil refineries northwest of Gelsenkirchen. Since the Ploesti oil production center had been bombed, this target was considered important to the German cause. Nineteen aircraft formed the lead group of the 1st Air Task Force.
Flak was light over the Dutch coast but became intense in the target area. Lt. James K. Killian and crew of the 332nd squadron in aircraft 42-30166 (You Cawn't Miss it) were observed under heavy attack. After a time, the aircraft exploded with one parachute blossoming out of the debris. Eight aircraft suffered minor flak damage".
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed. The remains of S/Sgt Pauley were never recovered.
S/Sgt James C Pauley is remembered at the Pauley Cemetery, Tango, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44026-pauley-james-c
Edit suggested by Contributor: ET (47514618) •
S/Sgt James C Pauley attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He enlisted in Huntington West, Virginia at 15 October 1941.
He was a tail gunner on B-17 "You Cawn't Miss It," on a run to bomb the marshalling yard and synthetic oil refineries in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
The following was written by Harry Slater formerly of the 94th Bomb Group:
"On November 5th, the 94th launched 32 aircraft to bomb the synthetic oil refineries northwest of Gelsenkirchen. Since the Ploesti oil production center had been bombed, this target was considered important to the German cause. Nineteen aircraft formed the lead group of the 1st Air Task Force.
Flak was light over the Dutch coast but became intense in the target area. Lt. James K. Killian and crew of the 332nd squadron in aircraft 42-30166 (You Cawn't Miss it) were observed under heavy attack. After a time, the aircraft exploded with one parachute blossoming out of the debris. Eight aircraft suffered minor flak damage".
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed. The remains of S/Sgt Pauley were never recovered.
S/Sgt James C Pauley is remembered at the Pauley Cemetery, Tango, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44026-pauley-james-c
S/Sgt James C Pauley attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He enlisted in Huntington West, Virginia at 15 October 1941.
He was a tail gunner on B-17 "You Cawn't Miss It," on a run to bomb the marshalling yard and synthetic oil refineries in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
The following was written by Harry Slater formerly of the 94th Bomb Group:
"On November 5th, the 94th launched 32 aircraft to bomb the synthetic oil refineries northwest of Gelsenkirchen. Since the Ploesti oil production center had been bombed, this target was considered important to the German cause. Nineteen aircraft formed the lead group of the 1st Air Task Force.
Flak was light over the Dutch coast but became intense in the target area. Lt. James K. Killian and crew of the 332nd squadron in aircraft 42-30166 (You Cawn't Miss it) were observed under heavy attack. After a time, the aircraft exploded with one parachute blossoming out of the debris. Eight aircraft suffered minor flak damage".
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed. The remains of S/Sgt Pauley were never recovered.
S/Sgt James C Pauley is remembered at the Pauley Cemetery, Tango, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44026-pauley-james-c
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