WWII

James Braxton Dukes

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
December 23 1922

Date of Death
December 24 1985

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
October 31 1942 - September 15 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Rhineland; Central Europe; Air Offensive Europe; Ardennes; Normandy
European Theater of Operations March 22, 1944 to June 8, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Bainbridge Army Air Force Base, Georgia.
703rd Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group Army Air Force
Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver star and one battle star
Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Marksman (pistol)

Notes

SSN 259-24-1018. US Army service number 14-182-818. Son of Private Howard D. Dukes US Army. Brother of SFC Gene Autry Dukes US Army, Joel Edward Dukes US Navy and Howard D. Dukes, Jr. US Air Force. Father of A3c James Raymond Dukes US Army Air Corps and Jackie Braxton Dukes US Army and US National Guard. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.