Earl Merredeth DeGeneres Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 836BS, 487BG, 15AF USAAF. Flew on B-24 42-52653 Sleepless Knights. Transferred to 3SF, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: And Jeff
- Unit: 3rd Scouting Force 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 20 March 1941 | Fort MacArthur San Pedro California |
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Based |
Wormingford | 18 November 1944 | Transferred to 3SF, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Born |
Los Angeles, CA | Son of Earl M Snr and Irma Telua DeGeneres. | |
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Based |
18 November 1944 | Assigned to 836BS, 487BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster