Lester Eladis Freeman

Military

Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Dorrington R. Crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Ronald B Darrington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

42-31550

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Green Hornet 2nd
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Morristown, New Jersey 29 March 1922 Born Morristown, New Jersey

Died

Morristown, New Jersey 16 October 1988 Born Morristown, New Jersey

Buried

Hilltop Cemetery Mendham, New Jersey 19 October 1988 Interred Hilltop Cemetery Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx