King, James Bernard, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	King, James Bernard, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	32751476 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	19 September 1944
Results	Wounded In Action
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 2 May 1923 Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #175 dated 1 September 1944. Bailed out over Allied Territory after a mission on 19 September 1944. Seven of the crew returned to duty. The tail gunner was injured by flak and hospitalized from 19 September 1944 until 10 November 1944. King was injured by flak and transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 4178 U.S. Army Hospital Plant.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Carnes, Joe Ross, Jr⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Wyatt, William Glenn⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Benjamin, Alfred David⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Bomar, William M, Jr⇗	Bombardier	TR
S/SGT. Schick, Frank Joseph, Jr⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Panici, Raymond Arnold⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. King, James Bernard, Jr	Ball Turret Gunner	WIA
SGT. Andersen, Gerald Lee⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Ford, Charles William, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Little, Joseph Richard Kyle⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 15 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Ball Turret	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Ball Turret	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗
176⇗	9 August 1944	Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑102430⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
177⇗	11 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France	Ball Turret	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗
181⇗	16 August 1944	Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑107083⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High group. Sortie Report⇗
182⇗	18 August 1944	Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium	Ball Turret	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
187⇗	3 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
188⇗	5 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned with #1 feathered. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
190⇗	9 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Ball Turret	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
191⇗	10 September 1944	Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
194⇗	13 September 1944	Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑98000⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Ball Turret	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
196⇗	19 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation; aircraft struck by flak just before the IP; after dropping bombs on target, left formation, apparently under control; crew bailed out over Binche, Bel.; all crew returned to duty except ball turret gunner and tail gunner who were seriously injured. Sortie Report⇗

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