John Betten

Military
media-30639.jpeg UPL 30639 John Betten, 482nd Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30639 - John Betten, 482nd Bomb Group.

John enlisted in the Air Corps in 1942 and in September 1943 shipped out on the 'Queen Elizabeth' one of 20,000 men on board. He joined the 482nd BG at Alconbury, his main duty loading bombs. Returning to the USA in July 1945 a spot was found on his lungs and he was medically discharged in April 1946, thereafter helping out on the family farm.

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

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Born

Kanawha, Iowa

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Iowans of the Mighty Eighth

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

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Object number: UPL 30639 - John Betten, 482nd Bomb Group.