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Baumgartner James Harold

Name:
James Harold Baumgartner
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
2nd Troop Carrier Squadron
Date of Death:
1945-07-07
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
A
Row:
Grave:
428
Decoration:
Comments:

James Harold Baumgartner was born on June 23, 1921 in Berne, Adams County, Indiana. He was inducted into service in August, 1942, and was transferred to the air corps in September, 1943. He received his commission and wings after a B-24 training at Altus, Okla., on August 4, 1944, and later was given C-47 training at Malden, Mo. He served in the 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron as a First Lieutenant during World War II.

Lt. Baumgartner was pilot of a C-47 transport plane and presumably was on flight duty when his plane crashed. He is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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