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CPL James M. Kemble
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CPL James M. Kemble Veteran

Birth
Death
20 Jan 1945 (aged 21–22)
At Sea
Monument
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Tablets of the Missing
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WORLD WAR II
CORPORAL
US ARMY AIR FORCE
GOLD STAR LIST


James Hugh and Gertrude H. Kemble of Kettleman City, California, were notified by the war department that their son, James M. Kemble, was killed in an airplane crash on January 20, 1945, while on his way overseas. He was on a flight as a turret gunner on a B24 Liberator bomber. The crew on his plane were the outstanding graduates of their class.

The Army Air Corps corporal went into the service in April, 1943, and trained in Texas, Florida and Tucson, Arizona. He was graduated from Avenal High School in 1942 and attended Fresno State College. His brother, Seaman First Thomas Kearney Kemble, was on an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Pacific at the time.



WORLD WAR II
CORPORAL
US ARMY AIR FORCE
GOLD STAR LIST


James Hugh and Gertrude H. Kemble of Kettleman City, California, were notified by the war department that their son, James M. Kemble, was killed in an airplane crash on January 20, 1945, while on his way overseas. He was on a flight as a turret gunner on a B24 Liberator bomber. The crew on his plane were the outstanding graduates of their class.

The Army Air Corps corporal went into the service in April, 1943, and trained in Texas, Florida and Tucson, Arizona. He was graduated from Avenal High School in 1942 and attended Fresno State College. His brother, Seaman First Thomas Kearney Kemble, was on an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Pacific at the time.





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  • Maintained by: Eric Ackerman
  • Originally Created by: JC
  • Added: Jun 6, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70961823/james_m-kemble: accessed ), memorial page for CPL James M. Kemble (1923–20 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70961823, citing East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; Maintained by Eric Ackerman (contributor 48445240).