James Cecil Waggoner
Military
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UPL 47375
Capt James C Waggoner 568BS, 390BG
USAAF photo
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by flak South of Boulogne, FR on 21-Jan-44, B-17F 42-3427 'Canadian Club' was set on fire and six crew bailed out before the A/C was brought under control and returned to base. RTD.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34431718
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Six Nights in Telergma, Arabian Nuts, Canadian Club
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Cookeville, TN | 22 May 1942 | Cookeville, Tennessee |
Born |
Smith County, TN | 26 September 1942 | Son of William Ernest and Lucy Pridilla [Key] Waggoner. |
Died |
Smith County, TN | 8 December 1979 | |
Buried |
Ridgewood Cemetery Carthage, Smith County, TN | 11 December 1979 | Ridgewood Cemetery Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee |
Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces