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FANNING, James Walter - Date of
birth
13 January 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Wythe County, Virginia -
Hometown
Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2064004 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
87th Fighter Squadron,
79th Fighter Group
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
12 May 1945 - Place of
death
Near Cermona, Italy
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Hoge Fanning (father)
Lucy Neal (Mayo) Fanning (mother)
Robert Fanning (brother)
Clarence Fanning (brother)
Sidney Fanning (brother)
Nancy Fanning (sister)
Lena Fenning (sister)
Glen B. Fanning (brother)
More information
Lt Fanning enlisted on 3 December 1942. He received his basic training at Miami Beach, after which he was sent to Butler University, Indianapolis, for academic work. Further training followed at San Antonio where he was classified as a pilot in the Pre-flight school, at Fort Stockton, San Angelo, Texas and Moore Field, Mission, Texas, where he received his commission on 27 June 1944.He was killed in a plane crash in Italy and is buried next to his brother, Glen B. Fanning.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class book 44-E, Moore Field, Mission, Texas