James R Starnes

Military
media-32110.jpeg UPL 32110 "Lt Starnes of the 339th Fighter Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to him on 14-Sep-44 at 8th AF station F-378 in England."

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Object Number - UPL 32110 - "Lt Starnes of the 339th Fighter Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to him on 14-Sep-44 at 8th AF station F-378 in England."

Flew 2 combat tours with 339th FG. One of the original pilots who arrived in England with Group 4 April 1944



DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 16 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Croix de Guerre



6 Air and 6 Ground

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106936

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Tar Heel
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

44-14387

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Tar Heel Lois III
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (6N-X, serial number 44-72152) nicknamed "Tar Heel", March 1945. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N-X, 4712152 Cpt JR Starnes a/c. 9/3/45'

44-72152

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Tar Heel
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clarkton, North Carolina 19 March 1924

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promoted

Revisions

Date
Contributor[email protected]
Changes
Sources

Page 130, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self

James R Starnes: Gallery (7 items)

Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (6N-X, serial number 44-72152) nicknamed "Tar Heel", March 1945. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N-X, 4712152 Cpt JR Starnes a/c. 9/3/45'

Object number: FRE 5989 - Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with Capt...

Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (6N-X, serial number 44-72152) nicknamed "Tar Heel", ( March 1945. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N-X, 4712152 Cpt JR Starnes a/c. 9/3/45'

Object number: FRE 6349 - Ground crew of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51...

Object number: UPL 12896 - Capt. James R Starnes, [Wilmington NC], 505th...

Object number: UPL 12897 - Another view of Capt. James R Starnes last P-51D...

Object number: UPL 32110 - "Lt Starnes of the 339th Fighter Group, wears the...

339th/505th Pilot James R Starnes Original Cadre - CTD 15 Sep 45.

Object number: UPL 61962 - 339th/505th Pilot James R Starnes Original Cadre -...

339th/505th Support Fred M Harkey, Gabriel J Cutri, James R Starnes, and Stone D Howell.

Object number: UPL 64053 - 339th/505th Support Armorer Sgt Fred M Harkey...