Born: 02/25/1925
Died: 11/17/2017
Branch: Army Air Corps
Commendation: Distinguished Flying Cross
War Served: WW II
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Battles:Unit/Ship: 782nd Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group
Served In: Fort Devens, MA; Keesler AFB, MS: Nashville, TN; Maxwell Field, AL: Palmer Field, SC; Shaw Field, SC; Turner Field, GA: Lincoln, NE; Tuscon, AZ; Camp Patrick Henry, VA: Naples, Italy; Canosa de Puglia, Italy; Brazil; Puerto Rico; Savannah, GA
Citation: Hurst, James P., Veterans History Project Interview, February 26, 2004, by Eileen Hurst, Elihu Burritt Library at Central Connecticut State University.
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