James M Cates Jr
MilitaryAir Medal w 6/Oak Leaf Cluster; ETO medal w/2 stars; Amer.Theatre Medal/ 2 Pres. Unit Citations and Victory Medal
James Cates posted on the Army Air Forces forum in 2007 and lists one of the crews he flew with as follows:
1st.Lt. N Nagle pilot
2nd.lt. W.Barton co pilot
2nd.lt. D.Saalfeld navigator
S/Sgt. J.Cates Togglier
T/Sgt. D.Murphy Radio op
T/Sgt. R. Tarrant Eng.
S/Sgt. W.Levet Waist
Cpl. G.Morrison Ball
Sgt. W. Niemi Tail
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Savannah, Georgia | 26 June 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA, USA | 13 December 1943 | |
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Died |
9 February 2014 | ||
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Buried |
Hanarfjordur, Iceland |
Revisions
Enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&tf=F&q=%22c…
Army Air Forces forum post: http://forum.armyairforces.com/1st-lt-Nagle39s-crew-m126665.aspx
Norman Nagle’s entry: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/164300
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SELF; Snetterton Falcons, pg 194