James Adolph Bauman
Graduating
Class of 1944
Served in
World War II
Second Lieutenant
James Adolph Bauman
Army Air Corps
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Oceanside, CA
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Unknown
More About Second Lieutenant Bauman
After enlisting in the Army Air Corps on 24 Feb 1942, he was sent to Santa Ana, CA for training. From there he went on to attend primary flying training at Thunderbird Field, AZ. He was then sent to Luke Field to attend advanced flying training and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in October 1942.
Lieutenant Bauman, a P-39 fighter pilot, was reported last seen leveling out from a dive five miles off Oceanside, CA while on routine gunnery practice duty.