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Author: ELLinSpain
Surnames: bales
Classification: biography
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MIA
Name: James Y Bales
Date of Loss: 11 Jan 1946 0
Branch: U.S. Army Air Force
Rank: S SG
Service Number: 15058894
Status: Missing in Action
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: James Y Bales
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 42nd Bomber Squadron 11th Bomber Group
Death Date: 11 Jan 1946
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Additional Army Awards
ENLISTSMENTS
Name: James Y Bales
Birth Year: 1909
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Tippecanoe
Enlistment Date: 17 Sep 1940
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 189
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