James served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-31798, 412nd Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Wayne County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 9, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
James was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by multiple German FW 190's and crashed in Bad Doberan, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 16150014
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31798:
Borden, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
Boren, J W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, TX
Brown, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Jerstad, Edward M ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ND
Jones, John P ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Kuchling, Ewalt E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Radcliffe, James A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17G #42-31798:
Cunliffe, Edward T, Sr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Krecji, Joseph F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Maddox, Garland D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AL
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Wayne County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 9, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
James was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by multiple German FW 190's and crashed in Bad Doberan, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 16150014
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31798:
Borden, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
Boren, J W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, TX
Brown, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Jerstad, Edward M ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ND
Jones, John P ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Kuchling, Ewalt E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Radcliffe, James A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17G #42-31798:
Cunliffe, Edward T, Sr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Krecji, Joseph F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Maddox, Garland D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AL
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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James served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-31798, 412nd Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Wayne County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 9, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
James was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by multiple German FW 190's and crashed in Bad Doberan, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 16150014
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31798:
Borden, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
Boren, J W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, TX
Brown, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Jerstad, Edward M ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ND
Jones, John P ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Kuchling, Ewalt E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Radcliffe, James A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17G #42-31798:
Cunliffe, Edward T, Sr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Krecji, Joseph F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Maddox, Garland D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AL
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Wayne County, Michigan prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 9, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
James was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by multiple German FW 190's and crashed in Bad Doberan, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 16150014
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31798:
Borden, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
Boren, J W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, TX
Brown, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, ME
Jerstad, Edward M ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ND
Jones, John P ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Kuchling, Ewalt E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Radcliffe, James A ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MI
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17G #42-31798:
Cunliffe, Edward T, Sr ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Krecji, Joseph F, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Maddox, Garland D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, AL
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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