467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Skilton, James Crowe
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Skilton
James
Crowe

Serial Number
Enlisted:
33600379
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
23 Aug 1924

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
3221 W. Dakota St.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Co.
Pennsylvania
Official Home Town
City:
State:
Philadelphia
PA - Pennsylvania
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
14 Apr 43

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
14 Oct 45

Chanute Field,
Illinois
Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

28 Apr 2012

Willingboro
Burlington Co.
New Jersey, United States

Cemetery:


Unknown at this time

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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
21 Apr 43
Entered Service - Philadelphia, PA
?? Oct 44
Crew #012-R2
788th (2nd Org)
Gunner
04 Oct 44
Departed US
16 Apr 45
Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster
Staff Sergeant
20 May 45
Assigned from 70th Reinf. Depot
788th (2nd Org)
Technical Sergeant
02 Jun 45
Returned US
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
130
06 Nov 44
Minden
788th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-95115
Topper II
131
09 Nov 44
Metz
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-94963
134
16 Nov 44
Eschweiler
788th
Nose Turret Gunner
42-50675
Bold Venture III
137
27 Nov 44
Offenburg
788th
Left Waist Gunner
42-50641
Dugar
207
31 Mar 45
Brunswick
788th
Right Waist Gunner
44-40155
Feudin' Wagon
212
07 Apr 45
Krummel
788th
Engineer
42-51282
215
10 Apr 45
Rechlin-Larz
788th
Engineer
42-50674
220
17 Apr 45
Carlsbad
788th
Engineer
44-40140
Alice
222
21 Apr 45
Salzburg
788th
Engineer
44-40140
Alice
Total Flights: 36
Total Combat: 35
Total Dispatched: 35
Total Credited: 33
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