James Y. Bales

World War II
Service #15058894
Unit42nd Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Indiana
Date of DeathJanuary 11 1946
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart