James Richard Counts Jr

Military

Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Wainwright crew. 12 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31698; hit by fighters, fell out of formation colliding with B-17 42-97214 'Carolina Queen' and exploding. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5319



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11069104 / O-753956
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rotan, Texas 29 January 1919 Son of James R. Sr and Lula Allen [Page] Counts.

Enlisted

Randolph Field, TX 21 August 1942 Randolph Field, Texas

Died

NW Berlin 24 May 1944

Based

Ridgewell 24 May 1944 Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 84 Site 47-49

Revisions

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 5319 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia