James Allison Burnett, Jr., was the son of James Allison Burnett, Sr., and Candus Ophelia Baxley. He graduated from Woodruff High School and then attended Arkansas State College where he majored in engineering.
Entered the service from Arkansas.
James enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 3/30/1942 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, and was sent to Kelly Field, Texas for his basic training. Upon competing basic, he was sent to Randolph Field, Texas, Ellington Field, Texas, Hondo Field, Texas, and Tyndall Field, Florida, for flight training. After a period of duty in the United States, James was deployed to Ascension Island, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic with the 1st Composite Squadron, Composite Force 8012, 3rd Air Force, where he flew patrols and participated in air convoy duties. On 10/19/1943 he was killed in an air crash in the vicinity of the island and was lost at sea.
Second Lieutenant James Allison Burnett, Jr., earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Pilot Wings
- American Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- World War II Victory Medal
**NOTE** - There is a cenotaph gravestone for James at the Salem Cemetery in East End, Saline County, Arkansas, next to the graves of his parents. You may see this cenotaph at Find-A-Grave memorial #25923156.
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B-25C Mitchell #41-12631 while on anti-
submarine and convoy protection duties
near Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
Seven airmen were lost:
1Lt. James M Paschal Pilot
2Lt. James A. Burnett, Jr.
2Lt. Curtis P. Grooms
2Lt. Frank D. Robinson
SSgt. Lon M. Helm
Sgt. Merrill H. Blakewell
Sgt. Donald M. Jones
Entered the service from Arkansas.
James enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 3/30/1942 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, and was sent to Kelly Field, Texas for his basic training. Upon competing basic, he was sent to Randolph Field, Texas, Ellington Field, Texas, Hondo Field, Texas, and Tyndall Field, Florida, for flight training. After a period of duty in the United States, James was deployed to Ascension Island, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic with the 1st Composite Squadron, Composite Force 8012, 3rd Air Force, where he flew patrols and participated in air convoy duties. On 10/19/1943 he was killed in an air crash in the vicinity of the island and was lost at sea.
Second Lieutenant James Allison Burnett, Jr., earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Pilot Wings
- American Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- World War II Victory Medal
**NOTE** - There is a cenotaph gravestone for James at the Salem Cemetery in East End, Saline County, Arkansas, next to the graves of his parents. You may see this cenotaph at Find-A-Grave memorial #25923156.
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B-25C Mitchell #41-12631 while on anti-
submarine and convoy protection duties
near Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
Seven airmen were lost:
1Lt. James M Paschal Pilot
2Lt. James A. Burnett, Jr.
2Lt. Curtis P. Grooms
2Lt. Frank D. Robinson
SSgt. Lon M. Helm
Sgt. Merrill H. Blakewell
Sgt. Donald M. Jones
James Allison Burnett, Jr., was the son of James Allison Burnett, Sr., and Candus Ophelia Baxley. He graduated from Woodruff High School and then attended Arkansas State College where he majored in engineering.
Entered the service from Arkansas.
James enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 3/30/1942 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, and was sent to Kelly Field, Texas for his basic training. Upon competing basic, he was sent to Randolph Field, Texas, Ellington Field, Texas, Hondo Field, Texas, and Tyndall Field, Florida, for flight training. After a period of duty in the United States, James was deployed to Ascension Island, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic with the 1st Composite Squadron, Composite Force 8012, 3rd Air Force, where he flew patrols and participated in air convoy duties. On 10/19/1943 he was killed in an air crash in the vicinity of the island and was lost at sea.
Second Lieutenant James Allison Burnett, Jr., earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Pilot Wings
- American Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- World War II Victory Medal
**NOTE** - There is a cenotaph gravestone for James at the Salem Cemetery in East End, Saline County, Arkansas, next to the graves of his parents. You may see this cenotaph at Find-A-Grave memorial #25923156.
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B-25C Mitchell #41-12631 while on anti-
submarine and convoy protection duties
near Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
Seven airmen were lost:
1Lt. James M Paschal Pilot
2Lt. James A. Burnett, Jr.
2Lt. Curtis P. Grooms
2Lt. Frank D. Robinson
SSgt. Lon M. Helm
Sgt. Merrill H. Blakewell
Sgt. Donald M. Jones
Entered the service from Arkansas.
James enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 3/30/1942 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, and was sent to Kelly Field, Texas for his basic training. Upon competing basic, he was sent to Randolph Field, Texas, Ellington Field, Texas, Hondo Field, Texas, and Tyndall Field, Florida, for flight training. After a period of duty in the United States, James was deployed to Ascension Island, a volcanic island in the South Atlantic with the 1st Composite Squadron, Composite Force 8012, 3rd Air Force, where he flew patrols and participated in air convoy duties. On 10/19/1943 he was killed in an air crash in the vicinity of the island and was lost at sea.
Second Lieutenant James Allison Burnett, Jr., earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II:
- Army Air Corps Pilot Wings
- American Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star (Anti-Submarine patrols)
- World War II Victory Medal
**NOTE** - There is a cenotaph gravestone for James at the Salem Cemetery in East End, Saline County, Arkansas, next to the graves of his parents. You may see this cenotaph at Find-A-Grave memorial #25923156.
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B-25C Mitchell #41-12631 while on anti-
submarine and convoy protection duties
near Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
Seven airmen were lost:
1Lt. James M Paschal Pilot
2Lt. James A. Burnett, Jr.
2Lt. Curtis P. Grooms
2Lt. Frank D. Robinson
SSgt. Lon M. Helm
Sgt. Merrill H. Blakewell
Sgt. Donald M. Jones
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