James Henry Cruise
Military
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 44523 - S/Sgt James Henry Cruise, 384BG
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kelly crew. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804681
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Flushing, NY | 18 December 1907 | Son of George C and Catherine [ McNeany] Cruise. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY | 14 September 1942 | Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Vernon, CT | 27 July 1999 | |
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Buried |
State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT | State Veterans Cemetery Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/10056022-james-h-cruise
https://www.fold3.com/record/86325269-james-h-cruise
https://www.fold3.com/record/704807828-cruise-james-h
https://www.fold3.com/record/712513568-cruise-james-h
https://www.fold3.com/record/629544660-james-cruise-1907
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5363
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65714155/james-h-cruise
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
