James served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24D #42-41117, 528th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 8, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13083496
James also has a "Cenotaph" in the Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway, Pennsylvania.
( see family links below )
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 8, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13083496
James also has a "Cenotaph" in the Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway, Pennsylvania.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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James served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24D #42-41117, 528th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 8, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13083496
James also has a "Cenotaph" in the Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway, Pennsylvania.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Elk County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 8, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13083496
James also has a "Cenotaph" in the Thayer Cemetery, Ridgway, Pennsylvania.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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