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France Victor James

Name:
Victor James France
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
Unit:
334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-18
State:
Cemetery:
Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahom
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with thr
Comments:

Born December 12, 1917. Victor was the son of Mrs. Lena France. He graduated from Edmond High School, Edmond, Oklahoma, in June, 1934 and attended Central State College in Edmond 1934-35, then graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1940. Victor's basic military training was as an ROTC student at OU, where he was also a Flying Cadet with the Civil Aeronautics Association. After his graduation he was employed on the advertising staff of Holland's Magazine in Dallas, Texas, before enlisting in the Royal Air Force at New Brunswick, Canada, on March 6, 1942. He was discharged from the King's service and joined the 334th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Corps, on September 23, 1942. Initially he piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt with the 334th, but he was flying a P-51 Mustang "Miss Dallas" when he was killed in action near Rengerslage, Germany, during his 111th mission in harm's way.