Bleich, James Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Arthur |
Surname | Bleich |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis and Ella Catherine Bleich, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | RG476 |
Markings | QO-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. B. 7. |
Epitaph | NOBLY HE SERVED AND MET HIS FATE SO BRAVELY IN THE FEVERED SKY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/36313 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Worms. 349 aircraft, 11 losses. The only large raid on this town of the war. 1116 tons of high explosives were dropped and the town was said to be 39% destroyed. 64% of the buildings were destroyed including the cathedral and many municipal and cultural buildings. 239 people were killed and 35000 bombed out (from a population of just 58000) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the south bank of Nahe, south of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg |