James Talmadge South
Military
Crew members L-R: Capt Joseph S Tate (P), St Augustine, FL; 2Lt Thomas B Roll (CP), Milwaukee, WI; 2Lt Thaddeus R Hawkins Jr (N), Griffin, GA; 2Lt Orval D Huff (B), Waterman, IL; T/Sgt Aaron F Moses (E), Monroe, LA; T/Sgt Harold Secor (R), Savannah,GA; S/Sgt Cleiborn U Booker (LW), Augusta, GA; S/Sgt James T South (RW), Lavoina, GA; S/Sgt Edward W Eichmann (BT), Milwaukee, WI; S/Sgt Arthur L Crandall (TG), Campellsburg, IN. All from 93BG Hardwick, Norfolk, England, April 1943.
Object Number - UPL 48090 - Lord Trenchard inspects crew of Consolidated B-24 Liberator, ‘Ball of Fire Junior’, at a US bomber station in England. Crew members L-R: Capt...
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- 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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lavonia, GA | 10 November 1920 | Son of Walter Lee and Nora Hester [Perkins] South. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 16 January 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
3 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
5 February 1979 | ||
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Buried |
Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM | 8 February 1979 | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
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Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
