| Lt. James Randolph Killed in Action Verona Man Dies in Fight Over Mindanao in the Philippine Islands Second Lieutenant James S. Randolph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie F. Randolph of 45 Linden Avenue, Verona, was reported killed in action October 26, according to a telegram received by his parents Monday. He would have been twenty-one years old on October 27. Bombardier - Navigator on a B-24 Liberator, Lt. Randolph was killed in combat over Mindanao in the Philippines, according to the notification. A letter to his parents dated October 25 said he had been on his first mission over Borneo, so Mr. and Mrs. Randolph figure he died on his second or third mission. Lt. Randolph enlisted on November 6, 1942. He was trained at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Ia., and four California air bases, including March, Santa Ana, Victorville and Hamilton Fields. He received his wings and Commission at Victorville May 24, 1944, and left from Hamilton to go to New Guinea in September. Aresident of Verona since he was one and a half years old, Lt. Tandolph was a graduate of Verona High School. He palyed on that school's football team as well as that of Newark Academy, where he went to school for a year. He had been employed by Westinghouse in Kearny before entering the service. Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, Richard, a student at Verona High School, and his grandmother, Mrs. Carrie McBride of Verona. His father is assistant secretary of the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., New York. The Caldwell Progress and The Verona News Friday, November 17, 1944 Newark Evening News November 18, 1944 January 19, 1945 |
James S. Randolph
ID: 0-777020
Entered the Service From: New Jersey
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 424th Bomber Squadron,
307th Bomber Group, Heavy
Died: Thursday, October 26, 1944
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
ID: 0-777020
Entered the Service From: New Jersey
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 424th Bomber Squadron,
307th Bomber Group, Heavy
Died: Thursday, October 26, 1944
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
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2nd Lt. James S. Randolph
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