James Alfred Palmer
MilitaryEntered service 2/20/43 trained at Miami Beach FL, Gulfport MS,Kingman AX, Pyote TX, Grand Island NE, Lincoln NE. Went overseas 4/6/44 from Grenier field NH.
European theater of operations Flew 22 Missions in B-17 Flew on the first Shuttle Mission to Foggia : From England to Russia, to Italy (Foggia) and back to England Returned to states 11/11/44 and discharged 10/25/45 at Lincoln NE.
Flew on 'Stacie's Special' pilot was Hauser.
Air Medal w/2Oak Leaf Cluster;Good Conduct;WWII Victory Medal/Dist Unit Badge
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rattlesnake Bomber Base
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fairmont, Minnesota | 25 February 1924 | |
Died |
21 October 2002 | ||
Buried |
Rose Hill Cemetery, Winnebago, Minnesota |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother