Vranna, James Allan

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Vranna, James Allan ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-768762
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	3 August 1944
Results	Wounded, Non-Combat
Additional Information	From duty to absent sick (LD) 49th Station Hospital, Diddington (seriously injured in plane accident-non-operational) per 544th Squadron Morning Report 3 August 1944. (Absent sick) relieved from assigned & transferred to Detachment of Patients, 4204 U.S. Army Hospital Plant effective 8 August 1944 (non-battle causes--injured in training crash) per 544th Squadron Morning Report 12 August 1944. Vranna was severely injured in a crash-landing on the night of 3 August, 1944. He was the co-pilot of a minimal crew, which had taken off to 'slow-time' a new engine when the evening fog settled in. They crashed when they attempted to land. Although the report of this accident lists him as a fatality, he did survive his 'multiple, devastating injuries' (see 'Remote Webpage' link) which led to his return to the USA for treatment.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-08-03-517⇓ (4.171 MB)
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel	Vranna Signing⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jung, Howard Arnold⇗	Pilot	KIFA
2nd Lt. Vranna, James Allan	Co-pilot	WNC
2nd Lt. Bates, Thomas Cooper⇗	Navigator	KIFA
2nd Lt. Davis, James Buford⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Wolters, Herman John⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Perry, Harold Lloyd⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIFA
SGT. Laursen, Harold James⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Creasy, Roland Estes⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Peters, William F⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Walker, James Duffie, Jr, "J.D."⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	3 August 1944	None Non-combat sortie	Co-pilot	42‑107224⇗	Crashed when unable to locate runway, after fog and darkness occurred, while slow-timing new engines. Sortie Report⇗

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