World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Mooney Duncan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Charlotte, North Carolina
Honored By
Lee G. Smoak
Relationship
Friend
ENTERED SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 19, 1943. ARMORER SCHOOL IN DENVER, COLORADO. FLIGHT TRAINING VARIOUS BASES CONTINENTAL U.S. 1943-1944. FLEW C-46 TRANSPORTS IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER FROM MOHANBARI, INDIA, UPPER ASSAM. FLEW MORE THAN 180 MISSIONS OVER THE HUMP. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, WWII CHINA WAR MEMORIAL MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (JAPAN), ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL, U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE MEDAL.