Timeline
Birth- Jan 28, 1923
West Point, New York
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service Number
0-774389
Awards
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Served For
United States of America
Death- Apr 15, 1945-Age: 22 years
Burial
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Other Facts
State Of Residence
Missouri
Gender
Male
Full Name
James R Wightman
Father
Richard Mars Wightman
Mother
Edna Marie Hagemann
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