James Edward Springsteen
MilitaryRichard O. Foster Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Bernard F. Elliott (B), Stuart Park Glenn (N), Melvin C. Smith (R/O), James Springsteen (FE), John L. Gordon (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Richard O. Foster (P), William Lakeman (CP), John E. Cane (TG), Vincent Burns (WG), John R. Martin (TT)
This crew completed a 30 combat mission tour.
466th BG Historian
James Edward SPRINGSTEEN married Esther Ruth GOLD (1920-2008) on 9 Aug 1939 in South Bend Indiana.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-535724
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot -- Squadron Operations Officer
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
17 December 1917 | Born in Cass Co., MI. son of Walter and Jessie Lucille (EVERETT) SPRINGSTEEN. James was an only child. | |
Died |
Michigan, USA | 17 March 1991 | James died in South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN at 73 years of age. |
Buried |
Cassopolis, MI 49031, USA | 21 March 1991 | Mission Hills Memorial Gardens Cassopolis in Niles, Cass County Michigan, USA |
Revisions
US Federal Census Records (NARA): WWII Draft Card & Enlistment Records (NARA): Indiana Death Certificate: BIRLS military burial file (NARA); Mission Hills Memorial Gardens interment records (Find-A-Grave): Social Security Application and Death Index (NARA): 466th BG records (NARA).
US Federal Census (NARA): Indiana death Certificate: WWII Enlistment and Draft Card (NARA): BIRKLS military burial record: Social Security Application and Death Record (NARA); 466th Bomb Group records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 351