James Carl Hinkle Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 28046 - Sgt James Hinkle (VA) 322BG 9AF.
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.
21-Sep-43 accident on landing in B26 41-31770. All returned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-17934) nicknamed "Pappy's Pram". Image stamped on reverse: 'Reveiwed and passed [illegible] 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'PN-Q 322.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379976.jpg.webp?itok=h9RDoVED)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Virginia, USA | 17 February 1920 | Son of James Carl and Cordelia Mae [Hughes] Hinkle. |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA | 3 January 1942 | Richmond, Virginia |
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Died |
11 January 1971 | ||
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Buried |
Huffman Memorial Park New Castle, Craig County, VA | 13 January 1971 | Huffman Memorial Park New Castle, Craig County, Virginia |
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Based |
Andrews Field | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 288
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