James Albert Spratt
Military
Associated aircraft based on S/N visible on nose
Object Number - UPL 40588 - A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number43-37932) nicknamed "Spratt-O-Liner"
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew his first combat mission on his 27th birthday, 9-Jul-44. He piloted the B-17 43-97932 'Spratt-O-Liner' completed 35 missions. ETD
Awards: DFC; AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spratt-O-Liner
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fresno, California | 9 July 1917 | Born Fresno, California |
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Died |
Folsom, California | 14 January 2006 | Died Folsom, California |
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Buried |
Kern River Valley Cemetery, Wofford Heights, California | 25 February 2006 | Interred Kern River Valley Cemetery, Wofford Heights, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 327