Starnes, James Roy, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1972-1974, 1931st Communications Group
Service Years
1942 - 1974
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Home State
North Carolina
North Carolina
Year of Birth
1924
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Starnes, James Roy, Col USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Wilmington, North Carolina
Last Address
Hillsborough County, Florida
Date of Passing
Sep 04, 2010
 
Location of Interment
Hillsboro Memorial Cemetery - Brandon, Florida

 Official Badges 

Combat Crew Air Force Retired


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces Association
  2015, American Fighter Aces Association


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

In WWII he was credited with destroying 6 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 6 more on the ground.

His 2nd DFC citation:
For extraordinary achievement and heroism in aerial combat, the destruction of two enemy airplanes and for sharing in the destruction of one enemy airplane over enemy occupied Continental Europe. The skillful and zealous manner in which Lt. Starnes has sought out the enemy and destroyed him, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all those occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://triggertimeforum.yuku.com/topic/8337/Col-James-Roy-Starnes-P-51-Mustang-Ace-TAR-HEEL-passes
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=587
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_339.php
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74060136
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/238719
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=339
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/339th_Fighter_Group
http://www.339thfg.com/
Book: "Aces Against Germany", Eric Hammel, Pocket Books, 1993, pp 206-13.

   

  1942-1943, US Army Reserve (USAR)
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29 Members Also There at Same Time
US Army Reserve (USAR)

Allen, William Harry, Maj, (1942-1963) [Other Service Rank]
Baquet, Edwin Cicero, Lt Col, (1939-1965) A06 AAF MOS 590 [Other Service Rank]
Bettinger, Stephen L., Col, (1942-1973) [Other Service Rank]
Blosch, Albert Paul, Lt Col, (1942-1971) [Other Service Rank]
Fisher, Edwin Oratio, Capt, (1936-1947) [Other Service Rank]
Halvorsen, Gail Seymour, Col, (1944-1974) [Other Service Rank]
Ronca, Robert Francis, Maj, (1942-1965) [Other Service Rank]
Strombom, Frederick Arthur, Capt, (1942-1968) [Other Service Rank]
Thompson, Robert Luther, Maj Gen, (1941-1979) [Other Service Rank]
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, Col, (1917-1956) Lieutenant Colonel
Bertrandias, Victor Emile, Maj Gen, (1917-1955) Major
Castle, Frederick Walter, Brig Gen, (1930-1944) First Lieutenant
Bean, James E., Col, (1942-1974) Second Lieutenant
Zehnder, Herbert Roy, Col, (1943-1975) 114 1141A Second Lieutenant
Johnson, Clarence Oscar, Capt, (1939-1944) Sergeant
Leonard, Davis Berryman, MSgt, (1942-1953) A08 AAF MOS 1036 Sergeant
Myers, Raleigh Beecher, Lt Col, (1942-1967) 00 Private First Class
Ogan, Russell Griffith, Brig Gen, (1942-1974) 00 Private First Class
Rankin, Robert James, Col, (1941-1973) Private First Class
Ammon, Robert Harvey, Lt Col, (1942-1967) Private
Conley, Carl F., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) 111 Private
Dallman, Howard Marvin, Col, (1942-1974) Private
Erwin, Henry Eugene, MSgt, (1942-1947) Private
Estle, Dale R., SSgt, (1942-1944) Private
Juanarena, Cecilio Basil, Lt Col, (1942-1975) 00 Private
Keirn, Richard Paul, Col, (1942-1976) Private
Lopez, Donald Sewell, Lt Col, (1942-1964) Private
Mann, Charles Finley, Maj, (1942-1963) A06 AAF MOS 188 Private
Powers, Joe Harry, Capt, (1941-1951) Private

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