World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James M. Franklin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gurdon, Arkansas
Honored By
Sarah
Relationship
Wife
TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT BUCKLEY FIELD, DENVER, COLORADO. SENT TO ITALY WHERE HE SERVED AS A BELLY TURRET GUNNER. FLEW 51 MISSIONS IN B-24 BOMBERS WHILE ASSIGNED TO 386TH BOMB GROUP. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. WAS IN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ON FURLOUGH WHEN HOSTILITIES ENDED IN JAPAN.