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Andrews, James H.

Rank and Name, Sergeant James H. Andrews.

Unit/Placed in, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy.

 

James is born approx. on 1922 in Farmville.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

 

James enlisted the service in North Carolina with service number # 6947160.

 

James ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt.           Charles N. Cromwell           Pilot

2nd Lt.          John W. Bixby                  Co Pilot

1st Lt.          Henry G. Carr                  Navigator

MSgt.           Frank C. French Jr.           Bombardier

TSgt.            William F. Martin              Radio Operator

Sgt.              James H. Andrews             Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt.           Herbert L. Kerley              Top Turret Gunner

Sgt.              Glenn H. Davis                  Waist Gunner

Cpl.              Raymond F. Ketnerr          Tail Gunner

 

James was KIA when o bombing mission to a Japanese convoy, they were attacked by A6M Zero’s on Dec. 1, 1942, he is honored with a Silver Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army & Air Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

James is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2645.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

64th Bomber Squadron
43rd Bomber Group
B-17
Airfield 7 Mile Drome (Jackson Airfield) New Guinea neat Port Moresby
Japanese A6M Zero
His rank Sergeant