Son of Harry & Helen E. Stinsman who resided in Gloucester, New Jersey.
James served as a Staff Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in the Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 28, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32077443
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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James served as a Staff Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in the Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 28, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32077443
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Son of Harry & Helen E. Stinsman who resided in Gloucester, New Jersey.
James served as a Staff Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in the Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 28, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32077443
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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James served as a Staff Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in the Camden County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 28, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, with dependents.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
James was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32077443
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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