Berton Francis Almanzor

Military

Object Number - UPL 83190 - Sgt Berton F. Almanzor

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Dale Headlee crew. 30 x missions. ETD

 

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dale Headlee

Dale Covault Headlee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17049692 / O-802632
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Technical Sergeant Howard E. Isaacson and his fellow airmen of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Empress of "D" Street (The Mighty Bison)". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'T/Sgt. Howard E. Isaacson, 427th Bomb Sqdn, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth, Eng. "Empress of 'D' Street"; after 32 missions, renamed "The Mighty Bison".'

42-37875

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Empress of d street, the flying bison

42-38051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Vallejo, California 4 January 1922 BornVallejo, California

Enlisted

Sacramento, California 5 December 1942 EnlistedSacramento, California

Died

4 January 1997

Buried

8Los Gatos Memorial Park San Jose, California 7 January 1997 InterredLos Gatos Memorial ParkSan Jose, California

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/630671221

https://www.fold3.com/record/72628169/berton-f-almanzor-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/720499397/almanzor-berton-f-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019

https://www.fold3.com/record/90980174/berton-f-almanzor-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/file/816.5517375331906281829/almanzor-berton-francis-1922-page-1-us-wwii-draft-registration-cards-1940

http://www.303rdbg.com/427headlee.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121436947/berton_f-almanzor

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138676194?objectPage=211

 

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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Berton Almanzor

Object number: UPL 83190 - Sgt Berton F. Almanzor