SSgt James R Douglas was a B17 tail gunner who died when his plane was shot down on a mission over Cognac, France on December 5, 1943. )He lived in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma before enlisting in the USAAF as a Private on October 27, 1942. Edited Enlistment date on 6/30/2015 to correct enlistment year from 1943 to 1942 (typo originally He served in the 561 Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group based in England.
SSgt Douglas was on his tenth mission, had been awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Purple Heart, when his plane went down.
SSgt Douglas was on his tenth mission, had been awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Purple Heart, when his plane went down.
SSgt James R Douglas was a B17 tail gunner who died when his plane was shot down on a mission over Cognac, France on December 5, 1943. )He lived in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma before enlisting in the USAAF as a Private on October 27, 1942. Edited Enlistment date on 6/30/2015 to correct enlistment year from 1943 to 1942 (typo originally He served in the 561 Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group based in England.
SSgt Douglas was on his tenth mission, had been awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Purple Heart, when his plane went down.
SSgt Douglas was on his tenth mission, had been awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Purple Heart, when his plane went down.
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Entered the service from Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma.
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