Overholt, James Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Henry |
Surname | Overholt |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Henry Overholt and of Irene Alberta Overholt (Nee Macdonald), of Eastwood, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND530 |
Markings | LE-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Gilles Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/197141 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Both gunners killed in night-fighter attack. Abandoned and crashed at St. Gilles, west of Reims. The pilot and flight engineer evaded capture, the other survivors became PoW |