Russell George James

1923 - 1943  (20 years)

• Name	Russell George James
  Born	7 Jan 1923	Hyndford, Ontario, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 1943	Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  	World War II - Bombing of Mannheim Killed in Action
  Buried	Durnbach War Cemetery, Durnbach, Gmund am Tegernsee, Bayern, Deutschland
  Person ID	I17156	Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	William Thomas James,   b. 23 Jun 1894, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1990  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Florence Elizabeth Belford,   b. 6 Mar 1895, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1966  (Age 71 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1920	Pakenham, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Jan 1923 - Hyndford, Ontario, USA Died - 6 Sep 1943 - Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland Buried - - Durnbach War Cemetery, Durnbach, Gmund am Tegernsee, Bayern, Deutschland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Russell James

  
  

  Documents

  Record: Death Reported missing, presumed dead during WWII overseas air operations.

  
  

  Headstones

  Russell James R.188839 Sergeant R.G. James Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 6th September 1943 Age 20 Forever With The Lord

  
  

• Notes

  Russell was one of seven crew members on Halifax JD210 VR-S also known as "Happy Valley Sally". On the night of Sep 5/6, 1943, they were part of a six hundred plus bomber stream targeting Mannheim and nearby Ludwigshaven. During the raid, their plane was brought down; it crashed on the east bank of the river Altrhein, 3 km west of Huttenheim. The Town of Carleton Place, Ontario remembered Sergeant James by naming a street in his honour.