James Kermit Kangas

Military

Last mission, Pilsen, Czech- Apr 25 1945 poor visIbility, made 3 trips over target, major damage, lost 2 engines, fell behind formation, made an emergency landing in Luxemburg, flew back to base in a repaired plane the next day.



Air Medal w/5 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97521

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Saint
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kingston, Minnesota 14 August 1925

Other

Assigned

28 November 1944 - 5 May 1945 Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #234 dated 28 November 1944

Other

Transferred

5 May 1945 •Assigned to a non-384th related unit, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, effective 5 May 1945.

Revisions

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Sources

https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2029

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2029;
- AAIR 45-01-20-522 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self