General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area—(INS)—Awards of the air medal to the following Iowa fliers in the southwest Pacific area were announced Wednesday by Lt. Gen. George C. Kenny, Commander of the Allied Air Force in that theatre.
Sgt. James R. Wall, Oelwein, crew-member of a bomber that scored a direct hit on an enemy transport in the Bismarck Sea last March.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, September 1, 1943
James Robert Wall was born Mar. 16, 1920 to John J. and Amanda Erb Wall. He died July 7, 1991 and is buried in Evanston City Cemetery, Evanston, WY.
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