World War II
James Thomas Caraway Sr
Army Air Corps-1st Lieutenant-Pilot
kia



B-24 Liberator


Consolidated F-7A

The Courier - Gazette 19 Jul 1943

Newspapers across Texas
8 May 1945
"Lt James T Caraway, McKinney, Killed in
"European"Air Action.


He died 11 Aug 1944
en route from Indian to China.


The Courier-Gazette
1 Nov 1944
Map of the area & combat area
he covered

8th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 24th "The Hump"
( Over the Himalayas)from India to Burma or China. Combat Mapping Squadron
The crashed at Molungkimong
This is in Nagaland, India
12 Crew members died.

They had taken off from Jorhat, India  and were headed to Kunming, China.
They  were buried overseas and brought to the US in 1950. All 12 were
in the same grave as they were not identifiable except by the aircraft.

They are buried in the
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay Township,  St Louis County, Missouri

There is a memorial stone in Mokokchung. They held a memorial for them in 2021

Newspaper article about the crash itself.


The Story of "Flying the Hump"
It was very dangerous and difficult extreme weather.


Military Registration Card



Burial Card
Grayson County Military Page
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