James Gordon Bartley

Military
Lieutenant James G Bartley of the 353rd Fighter Group takes a photograph beside a P-47 Thunderbolt (SX-Q, serial number 42-25959). Written on slide casing: 'Bartley & P-47.' media-388517.jpg FRE 6047 Lieutenant James G Bartley of the 353rd Fighter Group takes a photograph beside a P-47 Thunderbolt (SX-Q, serial number 42-25959). Written on slide casing: 'Bartley & P-47.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 6047 - Lieutenant James G Bartley of the 353rd Fighter Group takes a photograph beside a P-47 Thunderbolt (SX-Q, serial number 42-25959). Written on slide...

Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korea and UN medals.



Post war: Army of Occupation 1945-1947. Remained in USAF until 1967, serving in Korea and Vietnam and retiring at the rank of Lt Colonel. Following retirement from USAF, he worked in Fairfield in both real estate and insurance sales. Relocating in 1970 with his wife to Novato, Marin County, opening Bartley & Bartley Insurance Services there, which he owned and ran for 30 years.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (SX-B_, serial number 44-14095) nicknamed "Little Midget (Missy)" of the 353rd Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant James G Bartley. Written on slide casing: 'Bartley.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Midget My Little Angel
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 3rd Scouting Force 352nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harrah, OK, USA 13 February 1924 Son of Gordon Bennet and Nettie I.T. [Donnell] Bartley.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH, USA 9 November 1942

Based

Raydon 25 January 1945 - 19 September 1945 Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK 28 April 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 19 September 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

San Francisco, CA, USA 11 March 2010

Buried

Dixon, CA 95620, USA 28 March 2010 Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon Solano County California, USA.
Akron, OH, USA

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

James Gordon Bartley: Gallery (3 items)