SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
born 1919 in South Carolina
Died in Italy, Sicilia, Provincia di Agrigento, Sciacca
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A World War II Purple Heart awarded to Sgt. James Carithers, was found rattling around in a record player bought at the Anderson Jockey Lot, a flea market in Belton, South Carolina. The unnamed man who made the find wanted to return the medal to its rightful heirs, so he began a search online. A visit to the genealogy site Geneaologytrails.com connected him with Andrew Staton, a 17-year-old site volunteer, who eventually united the medal with the recipient's family. Staton was able to find a post dating back to 2000, from a woman who was searching for information about her family, including her uncle James E. Carithers. Arrista Pottle, Carithers' niece, was overjoyed to make a connection with the uncle she was never able to meet. Pottle said that she couldn't be more proud that her mother's brother was a war hero saying, "I was so excited when I opened it. It was so beautiful. It just, it amazed me."
Sgt Carithers was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3390, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 97th Bombardment Squadron. They took off from Soliman Tunisia on a bombing mission against Sciacca airdrome, Sicily. Immediately after making their bomb run the plane was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire, it made a spiraling dive and crashed into the ground, killing all aboard.
WORLD WAR II
born 1919 in South Carolina
Died in Italy, Sicilia, Provincia di Agrigento, Sciacca
This was featured on Yahoo news this am
A World War II Purple Heart awarded to Sgt. James Carithers, was found rattling around in a record player bought at the Anderson Jockey Lot, a flea market in Belton, South Carolina. The unnamed man who made the find wanted to return the medal to its rightful heirs, so he began a search online. A visit to the genealogy site Geneaologytrails.com connected him with Andrew Staton, a 17-year-old site volunteer, who eventually united the medal with the recipient's family. Staton was able to find a post dating back to 2000, from a woman who was searching for information about her family, including her uncle James E. Carithers. Arrista Pottle, Carithers' niece, was overjoyed to make a connection with the uncle she was never able to meet. Pottle said that she couldn't be more proud that her mother's brother was a war hero saying, "I was so excited when I opened it. It was so beautiful. It just, it amazed me."
Sgt Carithers was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3390, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 97th Bombardment Squadron. They took off from Soliman Tunisia on a bombing mission against Sciacca airdrome, Sicily. Immediately after making their bomb run the plane was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire, it made a spiraling dive and crashed into the ground, killing all aboard.
SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
born 1919 in South Carolina
Died in Italy, Sicilia, Provincia di Agrigento, Sciacca
This was featured on Yahoo news this am
A World War II Purple Heart awarded to Sgt. James Carithers, was found rattling around in a record player bought at the Anderson Jockey Lot, a flea market in Belton, South Carolina. The unnamed man who made the find wanted to return the medal to its rightful heirs, so he began a search online. A visit to the genealogy site Geneaologytrails.com connected him with Andrew Staton, a 17-year-old site volunteer, who eventually united the medal with the recipient's family. Staton was able to find a post dating back to 2000, from a woman who was searching for information about her family, including her uncle James E. Carithers. Arrista Pottle, Carithers' niece, was overjoyed to make a connection with the uncle she was never able to meet. Pottle said that she couldn't be more proud that her mother's brother was a war hero saying, "I was so excited when I opened it. It was so beautiful. It just, it amazed me."
Sgt Carithers was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3390, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 97th Bombardment Squadron. They took off from Soliman Tunisia on a bombing mission against Sciacca airdrome, Sicily. Immediately after making their bomb run the plane was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire, it made a spiraling dive and crashed into the ground, killing all aboard.
WORLD WAR II
born 1919 in South Carolina
Died in Italy, Sicilia, Provincia di Agrigento, Sciacca
This was featured on Yahoo news this am
A World War II Purple Heart awarded to Sgt. James Carithers, was found rattling around in a record player bought at the Anderson Jockey Lot, a flea market in Belton, South Carolina. The unnamed man who made the find wanted to return the medal to its rightful heirs, so he began a search online. A visit to the genealogy site Geneaologytrails.com connected him with Andrew Staton, a 17-year-old site volunteer, who eventually united the medal with the recipient's family. Staton was able to find a post dating back to 2000, from a woman who was searching for information about her family, including her uncle James E. Carithers. Arrista Pottle, Carithers' niece, was overjoyed to make a connection with the uncle she was never able to meet. Pottle said that she couldn't be more proud that her mother's brother was a war hero saying, "I was so excited when I opened it. It was so beautiful. It just, it amazed me."
Sgt Carithers was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3390, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 97th Bombardment Squadron. They took off from Soliman Tunisia on a bombing mission against Sciacca airdrome, Sicily. Immediately after making their bomb run the plane was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire, it made a spiraling dive and crashed into the ground, killing all aboard.
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