George William James

Military
media-40132.jpeg UPL 40132 "Lt. Personeus and crew of the 305th Bomb Group based in England, shown beside their Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, "Nora 2nd". 28 May 1943."

Rear L-R: 1st Lt. Lester Personeus Jr, F/O Charles J. Harpool, Lt Norbert A. Zwycke, Lt Wiiliam J. Byrd, T/Sgt William C. Reese Jr.

Front L-R: Sgt Roger M. Link, Sgt James O. Gillespie, Sgt George W. James, Sgt William J. Hess, Sgt Euel Jenkins.

Object Number - UPL 40132 - "Lt. Personeus and crew of the 305th Bomb Group based in England, shown beside their Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, "Nora 2nd". 28 May 1943." Rear...

Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME (1 Battle Star).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12027691 / O-47455
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nora 2nd
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Eagar, Apache County, AZ 20 June 1913 Son of John Willard and Charlotte Loraine [Nelson] James.

Enlisted

26 June 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF

10 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Los Lunas, Valencia County, NM 20 November 1988

Buried

Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM 23 November 1988 Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM

Based

Chelveston Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

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