James Oscar Kincannon Jr
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52850 - Chaplain James O 'Jim' Kincannon
Assigned to 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Southern Baptist. Chaplain Kincannon also held services for the Jewish personnel once a month and flew on one of the Food Drop missions over Holland. He sadly died of a heart attack at the age of 44.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Booneville, AR | 14 August 1916 | Son of James Oscar Kincannon Sr. |
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Enlisted |
17 December 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
23 February 1952 | ||
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Buried |
Rose Lawn Park Cemetery Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR | 26 February 1952 | Rose Lawn Park Cemetery Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Chaplains' Board / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
