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 1923 - 1943 (20 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Russell George James was born on 7 Jan 1923 in Hyndford, Ontario, USA; died on 6 Sep 1943 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland; was buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Durnbach, Gmund am Tegernsee, Bayern, Deutschland. 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.
Died:
World War II - Bombing of Mannheim
Killed in Action
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