Name:
James Peter Faulkner
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
39035125
Unit:
612nd Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-19
State:
California
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
B
Row:
40
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Technical Sergeant James Faulkner, gunner of the B-17 Fortress “Channel Express III” N 42-40050 (possibly 42-37835), took off at 0515 from Station 128 Deenethorpe (UK) on a bombing mission to Bordeaux. He was shot down by a German fighter from Cognac at 0905. Only three of his comrades were able to jump.