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STAFF SERGEANT JAMES
STINSMAN was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stinsman. He attended Gloucester High School
in
Gloucester City NJ, and worked at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation
shipyard in neighboring Camden prior to being indicted into the Army in
August of 1942.
After qualifying for
flight duty and trained in aerial gunnery, James Stinsman served with the 535th Bomber
Squadron, 381st
Bomber Group, Heavy as the right waist-gunner on the B-17F nicknamed
Ron-Chee.
He was lost with the rest of his 10 man crew and six other aircraft
on a mission to bomb
to the submarine and ship building yards of
Bremen, Germany on October 19, 1943. Bombing results were reported as unobserved,
though all aircraft dropped their bombs within the target. The
returning airmen told of the stiff fighter opposition encountered along
the way and the heavy flak thrown up at the formations. Sergeant
Stinsman was initially listed as missing in action, his body was later
recovered. His death was reported in the evening edition of the March 3,
1944 Camden Courier-Post.
James Stinsman was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stinsman
of 500 Salem Avenue, Gloucester City NJ, and a brother who was serving
overseas at the time.
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