Joseph served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-26B "Show Me" #41-18273, 440th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Greenville County, South Carolina prior to the war.
B-26B #41-18273 took off, with a crew of 6, from Djedeida, Tunisia on a bombing mission over Sicily, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down and crashed in Sicily during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 14037407
Joseph also has a "Cenotaph" in the Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.
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Airmen who perished on B-26B #41-18273:
James, Joseph H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Masters, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Neville, William R ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Raines, Arthur M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Rice, Evan H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Thomas, Jack F ~ 2nd Lt, Bmb/Nav, MD
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Greenville County, South Carolina prior to the war.
B-26B #41-18273 took off, with a crew of 6, from Djedeida, Tunisia on a bombing mission over Sicily, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down and crashed in Sicily during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 14037407
Joseph also has a "Cenotaph" in the Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-26B #41-18273:
James, Joseph H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Masters, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Neville, William R ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Raines, Arthur M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Rice, Evan H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Thomas, Jack F ~ 2nd Lt, Bmb/Nav, MD
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Joseph served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-26B "Show Me" #41-18273, 440th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Greenville County, South Carolina prior to the war.
B-26B #41-18273 took off, with a crew of 6, from Djedeida, Tunisia on a bombing mission over Sicily, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down and crashed in Sicily during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 14037407
Joseph also has a "Cenotaph" in the Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-26B #41-18273:
James, Joseph H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Masters, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Neville, William R ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Raines, Arthur M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Rice, Evan H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Thomas, Jack F ~ 2nd Lt, Bmb/Nav, MD
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Greenville County, South Carolina prior to the war.
B-26B #41-18273 took off, with a crew of 6, from Djedeida, Tunisia on a bombing mission over Sicily, Italy. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down and crashed in Sicily during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 14037407
Joseph also has a "Cenotaph" in the Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-26B #41-18273:
James, Joseph H, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Masters, Thomas G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Neville, William R ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Raines, Arthur M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Rice, Evan H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Thomas, Jack F ~ 2nd Lt, Bmb/Nav, MD
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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