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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
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Last Service Branch
Aviation
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Last Primary MOS
AAF MOS 1091-Pilot, B-26
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Last MOS Group
Aviation (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1947-1973, US Air Force
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Service Years
1940 - 1946
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Personal Details
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Home State
Arizona | |
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Year of Birth
1916 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SFC Ken Logue-Deceased
to remember
Macia, James Herbert, Jr. (WW II Doolittle Raider Crew#14 Navigator), LTC.
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Tombstone, Arizona |
Last Address
Not Specified |
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Date of Passing
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Location of Interment
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, Texas |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
Tail #40-2297 Take Off Order 14 - Target:Yokohama
James Macia was one of the 80 airmen who, under the leadership of Jimmy Doolittle, disembarked from the U.S.S. Hornet in the first bombing raid over Tokyo in World War II. Following that raid, he served two combat tours flying 80 missions in B-26 aircraft with the 320th Bombardment Group in the European Theater of Operations.
| Pilot |
Maj. |
John A. Jack Hilger |
Sherman, TX |
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Feb 03, 1982 |
| Co-Pilot |
Lt. |
Jack A. Sims |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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June 9, 2007
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| Nav/Bomb. |
Lt. |
James Herbert Herb Macia, Jr. |
Tombstone, AZ |
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Dec 20, 2009
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| Engineer |
Sgt |
Jacob Eirman |
Baltimore, MD |
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Jan 16, 1994 |
| Gunner |
Sgt |
Edwin V. Bain |
Greensboro, NC |
KIA*
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Jul 19, 1943 |
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Other Comments:
Silver Star
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant (Air Corps) James Herbert Macia, Jr. (ASN: 0-419330), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy during World War II.
General Orders: Headquarters, 1st Air Force, General Orders No. 54 (1945)
Service: Army Air Forces
Rank: First Lieutenant
Distinguished Flying Cross
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) James Herbert Macia, Jr. (ASN: 0-419330), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement as Navigator of a B-25 Bomber of the 1st Special Aviation Project (Doolittle Raider Force), while participating in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland on 18 April 1942. Lieutenant Macia with 79 other officers and enlisted men volunteered for this mission knowing full well that the chances of survival were extremely remote, and executed his part in it with great skill and daring. This achievement reflects high credit on himself and the military service.
Action Date: April 18, 1942
Service: Army Air Forces
Rank: First Lieutenant
Company: 1st Special Aviation Project
Division: Doolittle Tokyo Raider Force
http://www.doolittleraider.com/raiders/macia.htm
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