James served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G #44-6328, 345th Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 16, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #44-6328 took off, with a crew of 11, from Amendola Field, Italy on a bombing mission over Fortezza Yards, Italy. On the first bombing run over the target B-17G #44-6328 was hit in the cockpit by ground anti-aircraft causing the B-17 to crash near Fortezza. The entire crew perished.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Italy and was later repatriated here on December 7, 1949.
Service # 38495142
Son of Mrs. Nettie E. Porter who resided in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-6328:
Bonner, Thomas W. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NJ
Conner, Victor G. ~ Sgt, Togglier, TX
Dudek, Chester A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, NY
McKinney, James E. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Porter, James D. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, LA
Sullivan, Earle L. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MA
Tichy, Robert G. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KY
Tomaszycki, Alfonse J. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Townsend, Gordon K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Weinstein, David ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Wilcox, John E. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 16, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #44-6328 took off, with a crew of 11, from Amendola Field, Italy on a bombing mission over Fortezza Yards, Italy. On the first bombing run over the target B-17G #44-6328 was hit in the cockpit by ground anti-aircraft causing the B-17 to crash near Fortezza. The entire crew perished.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Italy and was later repatriated here on December 7, 1949.
Service # 38495142
Son of Mrs. Nettie E. Porter who resided in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-6328:
Bonner, Thomas W. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NJ
Conner, Victor G. ~ Sgt, Togglier, TX
Dudek, Chester A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, NY
McKinney, James E. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Porter, James D. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, LA
Sullivan, Earle L. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MA
Tichy, Robert G. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KY
Tomaszycki, Alfonse J. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Townsend, Gordon K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Weinstein, David ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Wilcox, John E. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
James served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G #44-6328, 345th Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 16, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #44-6328 took off, with a crew of 11, from Amendola Field, Italy on a bombing mission over Fortezza Yards, Italy. On the first bombing run over the target B-17G #44-6328 was hit in the cockpit by ground anti-aircraft causing the B-17 to crash near Fortezza. The entire crew perished.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Italy and was later repatriated here on December 7, 1949.
Service # 38495142
Son of Mrs. Nettie E. Porter who resided in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-6328:
Bonner, Thomas W. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NJ
Conner, Victor G. ~ Sgt, Togglier, TX
Dudek, Chester A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, NY
McKinney, James E. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Porter, James D. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, LA
Sullivan, Earle L. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MA
Tichy, Robert G. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KY
Tomaszycki, Alfonse J. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Townsend, Gordon K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Weinstein, David ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Wilcox, John E. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 16, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17G #44-6328 took off, with a crew of 11, from Amendola Field, Italy on a bombing mission over Fortezza Yards, Italy. On the first bombing run over the target B-17G #44-6328 was hit in the cockpit by ground anti-aircraft causing the B-17 to crash near Fortezza. The entire crew perished.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Italy and was later repatriated here on December 7, 1949.
Service # 38495142
Son of Mrs. Nettie E. Porter who resided in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #44-6328:
Bonner, Thomas W. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NJ
Conner, Victor G. ~ Sgt, Togglier, TX
Dudek, Chester A. ~ Sgt, Photographer, NY
McKinney, James E. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Porter, James D. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, LA
Sullivan, Earle L. ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MA
Tichy, Robert G. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, KY
Tomaszycki, Alfonse J. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Townsend, Gordon K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, FL
Weinstein, David ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Wilcox, John E. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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