Rank and Name, Sergeant James S. Allison.
Unit/Placed in, 882nd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group (Very Heavy).
Andrew is born no record approx. on/in Casthenaw County, Michigan.
Parents and Siblings, no record available.
James enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number # 36561537.
Andrew’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-29 were,
Capt. Charles G. Grise Pilot
1st Lt. Edwin P. Schmitz Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Morris D. Rosenthal Bombardier
2nd Lt. Robert D. Rogers Navigator
2nd Lt. Anthony J. Musil Engineer
Sgt. James S. Allison Radio Operator
Sgt. Russell L. Kaufman Radar Operator
Sgt. Barry S. Cambell Gunner
Cpl. Joseph A. Kehrer Gunner
Cpl. Myrum P. Pringle Gunner
S/Sgt. Jessie M. Irving Gunner
James was KIA when the instrument panel had a malfunction and got on fire, they ditched the plane in sea near Japan on Dec. 13, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
James is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to http://www.500thbombgroupb29.org/ https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=17805 Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov
P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html Air-Force, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org
Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/
Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org
