James Hart Kugler
Military
UPL 67677
UPL 67677
Front to rear: Donald O. Loomis, Navigator, and James H. Kugler, Waist Gunner, Koch Crew, 547th BS, 384th BG.
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Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Bob Koch crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13096771 / O-813017
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 38370030
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38483060
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hot After It
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Altoona, Pennsylvania | 16 November 1924 | Son of Clara V [Hart] and James M Kugler. |
Enlisted |
Altoona, PA | 4 March 1943 | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 26 June 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. |
Died |
Wilmington, DE | 26 April 2020 | |
Buried |
Carson Valley Cemetery, Duncansville, Blair County, PA | 29 April 2020 | Carson Valley Cemetery Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…