James served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17G #43-37920, 511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 21, 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida. He was noted as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Married.
B-17G #43-37920 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Germany. They were shot down by German Aircraft and ground anti-aircraft and crashed in Germany.
James was Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-772726
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-37920 :
Badgett, Cecil F. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MO
Coverdale, Marion C. ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Hayes, Charles W. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Ralston, James, Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Saunders, William T. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Uttley, George W., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Airmen who survived from B-17G #43-37920 :
Sheir, Milton A. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, POW
Bernstein, Alvin ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, POW
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 21, 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida. He was noted as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Married.
B-17G #43-37920 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Germany. They were shot down by German Aircraft and ground anti-aircraft and crashed in Germany.
James was Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-772726
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-37920 :
Badgett, Cecil F. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MO
Coverdale, Marion C. ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Hayes, Charles W. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Ralston, James, Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Saunders, William T. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Uttley, George W., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Airmen who survived from B-17G #43-37920 :
Sheir, Milton A. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, POW
Bernstein, Alvin ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, POW
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
James served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17G #43-37920, 511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 21, 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida. He was noted as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Married.
B-17G #43-37920 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Germany. They were shot down by German Aircraft and ground anti-aircraft and crashed in Germany.
James was Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-772726
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-37920 :
Badgett, Cecil F. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MO
Coverdale, Marion C. ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Hayes, Charles W. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Ralston, James, Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Saunders, William T. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Uttley, George W., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Airmen who survived from B-17G #43-37920 :
Sheir, Milton A. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, POW
Bernstein, Alvin ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, POW
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 21, 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida. He was noted as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Married.
B-17G #43-37920 took off, with a crew of 9, on a bombing mission over Germany. They were shot down by German Aircraft and ground anti-aircraft and crashed in Germany.
James was Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-772726
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-37920 :
Badgett, Cecil F. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MO
Coverdale, Marion C. ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Hayes, Charles W. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TN
Ralston, James, Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Saunders, William T. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, CA
Uttley, George W., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Airmen who survived from B-17G #43-37920 :
Sheir, Milton A. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, POW
Bernstein, Alvin ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, POW
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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