Serviceman

James B Counter

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

11106153

Rank

S/Sgt (31 October 1943), TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (12 August 1944), S/Sgt (5 September 1944)

Hometown

HOLYOKE MA; Holyoke MA

Also written

James Counter

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 243

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Isham O. Teasley Crew · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Isham O. Teasley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 243)
• mission 62, 3 August 1944 · Friedrichshafen · The Isham O. Teasley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 243)
• mission 72, 19 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Isham O. Teasley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 243)
• mission 80, 28 August 1944 · Moosbierbaum · The Isham O. Teasley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 243)
• mission 95, 20 September 1944 · Budapest, bridge · The Isham O. Teasley crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 243)

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

4 entries, first 31 October 1943, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1943-10-31 815th: 0100 above 12 EM fr DS Orlando Fla Sch of Applied Tactics) to dy
• 1943-10 HQ: If " 11 11
• 1943-10 HQ: If " 11 11
• 1944-09-05 815th: Julius s. Borden

National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 20, roll 452798688 p. 226, roll 453519128 p. 660, roll 570165454 p. 258