The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

James C Kirkland

840threturned to duty

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Army serial number
O-2039258
Rank
FO (20 February 1945), 2LT (9 April 1945), 2nd Lt. (20 April 1945), 2LT (21 May 1945)
Hometown
Tulsa OK; I__sa OK
Also written
James Kirkland
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 121, 254
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
20 February 1945Air Medal784FO
9 April 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster25632LT
21 May 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster33032LT

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

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 12: KIRKLANd JAMES CARL · 20 April 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
inactive R.S.
1. Your name KIRKLANd JAMES CARL
Rank 2ND IT Serial No. 0-2039258
2. Organization A.C. Gp Commander PAUL BARION Rank CoL Sqn Lso BRooks Rank CAPT.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month april day 20 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Bombing , target, FORTeZZA R/Y
, target
time, Aporo x. 12:3 o P.M., altitude, 26,000
route scheduled, To CIRCLE
ANd MAKE RUN FROM flown A=1 PLANNed
5. Where were you when you left formation? WesT CenTRAL PORIAN OF THE ALps
6. Did you bail out? NO
7. Did other members of crew bail out? NO
8.
Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge" NO CREW member
bained ONT, THEY ALL Remained WITH THE ship w hen
it CRASHed
9.
Where
did
your
aircraft
strike
the
ground?
mile
OR
so
ENST
OF
MARIE
ELAND,
PNSIRE
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) Keen , 10017 Kosinski
Tech SgT MOURE, Tech Sg s TAFF Sg (zipanon), STAFF age WILSON
s T4EF sgI GLYNN (THE NAV'S + ONE GUNNAR -I CANNOT REMEMBER THEIR
NAMES)
11.
Where were they in aircraft? Kosinski, 5/69/ MooRe ANd
MY SALF were ON the FLIGHT deck -The REFT in THE Rann
12.
What was their condition? THe FOUR mex on The FLight deck were NOT
enjured From THE Radio ROOM z were killed 3 injured
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
THE THREE MEN who were injured
were TAKEN with us To - hospital IN VILLAGY, ANSTRIA
H Nd THAT WHS THE LAST Time we SAW THEM.
(I NOT Remember THeir Names/py posiTion)
ONe had A bad CUT NITE DACK OF head +A DROKEN Leg.
THE OTHER5(2)4Ad CUTS ANd MAY be broken bonks
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No Knowledge
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
OVER
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 13819, page 12 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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