James C Shanklin
Military
Object Number - UPL 20706 - 2nd Lt James C Shanklin 552FTS, 495th FTG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 552nd Fighter Training Squadron, 495th Fighter Training Group 8AF USAAF. Killed in crash due to explosion Gerwyn Farm in P-47 41-6620, 11-Apr-44. KIFA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Powers Girl
- Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 21 November 1923 | Born the youngest of three children born to Howard and Lena Marie (Behnke) Shanklin 21-Nov-23. New York, NY, USA. |
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 8 January 1943 | Enlisted in the Army at Syracuse, New York as a Private on 8-Jan-43 (Army #32678948). |
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Died |
Ffordd Gerwyn, Wrexham, Wrecsam LL13 7DX, UK | 11 April 1944 | Killed in crash due to explosion Gerwyn Farm in P-47 41-6620, 11-Apr-44. KIFA. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Cambridge, England. |
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