James B Badger Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 3 x Probables. ETD.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Miss Florida
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hastings, FL 32145, USA | 9 May 1923 | Son of Carroll Elmer and Sadie Florence [Pellicer] Badger. |
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Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 9 June 1941 | Jacksonville, Florida |
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Based |
Leiston | 16 November 1943 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 28 January 1944 | Crashed Belly Landing Raydon/Sta 157 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt James B Badger, 28-Jan-44. 362FS 357FG 9AF. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 6 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
| Hastings, Collinston, LA 71229, USA |