James F Wright Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 81911 - B-24 42-51101 'Corky', 68BS, 44BG. Shown with 1st Lt James Wright
Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions. ETD
Mission List: Hallien, Irlaching, Fort De-Royan, Fort De-Royan, Wesel,
Schwabisch Hall, Hemmingstedt, Neuberg, Gutersloh, Kiel, Bielefeld, Tuttlingen, Ingolstadt, Siegen, Weimar, Nurnberg, Rheine, Madgburg, Hamm, Harburg,
Landau, Koblenz, Dorsel, Ruwer, Ashaffenburg, Wetzlar, NeunKirchen, Bingen, Enschede, Karlsruhe.
Award: DFC, AM (5OLC), American Campaign and Defense, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory, AF Reserve medal.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wana
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Louisiana Belle
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: 224
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: '553'
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westfield, New Jersey | 9 July 1921 | BornWestfield, New Jersey |
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Died |
Hillsborough County, Florida | 6 March 2012 | DiedHillsborough County, Florida |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | 12 July 2012 | InterredArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 448 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)
