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U.S. Army Air Forces · United States United States

James Harrison Ahern

1923 – 1943
Purple HeartAir Medal

Staff Sergeant James Harrison Ahern served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. James served in World War II.

What Happened

James Ahern was a heat treater. | | He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 15 December 1941. | | The aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters. Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner, one man evaded capture and was liberated in Paris by American troops. Two men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Rouen-Saint Sever. The remains of S/Sgt Ahern were never recovered.

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Service Record
U.S. Army Air Forces became the U.S. Air Force in 1947
Awards & Decorations 2

Foreign awards

Purple Heart
Air Medal
Memorials
Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery cut as AHERN JAMES HARRISON
Burial Information
Cemetery Ardennes American Cemetery
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James Harrison Ahern
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army Air Forces
366th Bombardment Squadron
Purple Heart Air Medal

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