Joseph Francis Doyle

Military

Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 30. George Harmon crew. 25 x missions ( 20 x flown aboard 42-3329 "Skippy" ). ETD

 

"My dad, Joseph F. Doyle, was an original 'Skippy' crew member (navigator). He survived 25 missions over Germany and France, most being flown in Skippy. He told me that Skippy was a very reliable aircraft. I believe the Aircraft Commander had the last name of Harmon. My dad’s Skippy jacket is on display at the Pima Air and Space museum in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona." - via son Michael

 

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

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

George William Harmon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 390th Bomb Group, US Eighth Air Force, accompanied by escort fighter aircraft, leave vapour trails in the sky, 23 November 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Single most famous aerial combat photo. B-17F Plane 'F'. 27 Sept 1943. Raid against Emden, 17th Combat mission of 390BG.'

42-3329

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skippy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Janesville, Wisconsin 28 March 1919 BornJanesville, Wisconsin

Enlisted

Chicago, Illinois 19 April 1941 EnlistedChicago, Illinois

Buried

East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Arizona 15 April 1974 InterredEast Lawn Palms Cemetery and MortuaryTucson, Arizona

Died

12 November 1974

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/653405865

https://www.fold3.com/record/84332182/joseph-f-doyle-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-3329-skippy/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60923094/joseph-f-doyle

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133366358

 

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Doyle%2C+Joseph+F