Serviceman

James R Bullock

815th

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Rank: SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (12 August 1944), SSGT (14 November 1944)
Hometown: PORTSMOUTH VA; Portsmouth VA
Also written: James Bullock
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 243
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Isham O. Teasley Crew · 815th

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1031	SSGT
14 June 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1032	SSGT
14 June 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	1034	SSGT
12 August 1944	Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster	2505	SSGT
14 November 1944	Air Medal, 5th oak leaf cluster	4489	SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 10 · 18 July 1944

CONFIDLINIAL
I saw the Ti ghter hit number one engine on ship number 927, and
it caught fire. Then it leveled off and went on it's left wing, and then
in inverted flight. The tail gunner bailed out, no others were seen to
get out. It exploded quite a ways after inverted flight.
s/ s/Sgt James R. Bullock
t/ S/SGT JAMES R. BULLOCK
ASN 33628413
Ass't Engineer, R.W.
Ship # 42-107081
" A TRUE COPY "
M.d. thein
N. L. LINN,
Major, Air Corps.
14

National Archives, MACR 6980, page 10 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Eyewitness statement, page 39 · 18 July 1944

CONPIOH
I san the fighter hit number one engine on ship number 927, and
it caught fire. Then it leveled off and went on it's left wing, and then
in inverted night, The tail gunner bailed out, no others were seen to
get out. It exploded quite a ways after inverted night,
s/Sgt Janes R. Bxllock
S/SGT JAMES Re-BULLOCK
ASN 33628413
a
Engineer R.W.
Ship # 42-107081
A
TRU : COPY
T.
jor it Corp
CONFIDENTIAL

National Archives, MACR 6980, page 39 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

1 more statement from MACR 6980 are on the loss record.

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