James Cornelius Baart
Military
media-32288.jpeg
UPL 32288
"Lead crew on bombing mission pose beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 5 April 1943."
Rear L-R: Lt Col George L Robinson, Capt Samuel H Anderson, Capt Glenn E. Hagenbuch, Capt Albert W. Dieffenbach, Major Frank J Doherty
Front L-R: T/Sgt Dale F. Brandfas, S/Sgt Edward Z. Harmon, T/Sgt Joe Ray Gray, T/Sgt James C. Baart, S/Sgt Robert K Sink, S/Sgt Joseph E. Serpa
Rear L-R: Lt Col George L Robinson, Capt Samuel H Anderson, Capt Glenn E. Hagenbuch, Capt Albert W. Dieffenbach, Major Frank J Doherty
Front L-R: T/Sgt Dale F. Brandfas, S/Sgt Edward Z. Harmon, T/Sgt Joe Ray Gray, T/Sgt James C. Baart, S/Sgt Robert K Sink, S/Sgt Joseph E. Serpa
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (8OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: S For Sugar
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Decatur, MI | 10 June 1912 | Son of Ada Marie Baart. |
Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 24 February 1942 | Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California |
Died |
Duchesne, UT | 27 May 1978 | |
Buried |
Strawberry Cemetery Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT | Strawberry Cemetery Duchesne, Duchesne County, Utah | |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/630096668
https://www.fold3.com/record/73207828/james-baart-social-security-death…
https://www.fold3.com/record/90698680/james-c-baart-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/706592192/baart-james-c-us-wwii-hospital-a…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15836091/james-c-baart
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster