James served as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on a B-25 (#unknown), 823th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
This B-25, while on a bombing mission over Namoa Bay off the coast of China, was hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the bay during the war.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-784660
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Airmen lost on this B-25:
Ahcheko, Lee E ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, OK
Burnham, Wilfred E ~ Pvt, Gunner, KS
Ebright, Robert J ~ Corp, Turret Gunner, MI
Hackworth, John S, Jr ~ Corp, Radio Operator, VA
Rossa, Stanislav I ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Webb, James N ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
This B-25, while on a bombing mission over Namoa Bay off the coast of China, was hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the bay during the war.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-784660
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen lost on this B-25:
Ahcheko, Lee E ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, OK
Burnham, Wilfred E ~ Pvt, Gunner, KS
Ebright, Robert J ~ Corp, Turret Gunner, MI
Hackworth, John S, Jr ~ Corp, Radio Operator, VA
Rossa, Stanislav I ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Webb, James N ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
James served as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on a B-25 (#unknown), 823th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
This B-25, while on a bombing mission over Namoa Bay off the coast of China, was hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the bay during the war.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-784660
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen lost on this B-25:
Ahcheko, Lee E ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, OK
Burnham, Wilfred E ~ Pvt, Gunner, KS
Ebright, Robert J ~ Corp, Turret Gunner, MI
Hackworth, John S, Jr ~ Corp, Radio Operator, VA
Rossa, Stanislav I ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Webb, James N ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in King County, Washington prior to the war.
This B-25, while on a bombing mission over Namoa Bay off the coast of China, was hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the bay during the war.
James was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-784660
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen lost on this B-25:
Ahcheko, Lee E ~ Corp, Tail Gunner, OK
Burnham, Wilfred E ~ Pvt, Gunner, KS
Ebright, Robert J ~ Corp, Turret Gunner, MI
Hackworth, John S, Jr ~ Corp, Radio Operator, VA
Rossa, Stanislav I ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Webb, James N ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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