James A Antipas
Military
LeRoy Seeds (Mickey operator), Edward Seal (co-pilot), James ("Jim") Hight (pilot), William Cunningham (navigator), Joseph V.
Cotrone (bombardier). Kneeling (l-r): Art Richards (radio operator), Art Kirch (waist gunner), James Antipas (waist gunner
[ex ball turret gunner]), Al Norton (tail gunner), Norman Frohrib (engineer), dog, Rex, mascot. All are dressed in Class A uniform. 447th Bomb Group collection
National Museum of the mighty eighth Air Force, Pooler, GA
Object Number - UPL 43855 - Hight Crew, 710, B&W; James Hight crew & mascot posed in front of right wing & nose of a B-17G. Standing (l-r): LeRoy Seeds (Mickey operator),...
24 missions, 12 as lead crew, one of which was to Berlin. Shot down on 2 November. Crash landed in Belgium, got back to base one week later. Suffered frost bite on both feet.
Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO Ribbon/ Good Conduct Medal
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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
Events
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Born |
New York City, New York | 10 October 1925 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
