Lynn Harris Hosford Jr
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Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
1 January 1922 | Son of Lynn H Hosford Sr. | |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 6 August 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
Died |
27 April 2017 | ||
Buried |
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ | 30 April 2017 | National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona |
Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185019890/lynn-h.-hosford
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 ;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list