James Richard Counts Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Wainwright crew. 12 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31698; hit by fighters, fell out of formation colliding with B-17 42-97214 'Carolina Queen' and exploding. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5319
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11069104 / O-753956
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Rotan, Texas | 29 January 1919 | Son of James R. Sr and Lula Allen [Page] Counts. |
Enlisted |
Randolph Field, TX | 21 August 1942 | Randolph Field, Texas |
Died |
NW Berlin | 24 May 1944 | |
Based |
Ridgewell | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 84 Site 47-49 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 5319 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia