Samuel Bourgeois Blanchard

Military
media-51017.jpeg UPL 51017 "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944."

Rear L-R: Jenkins, Sam Blanchard, Gordon Nute, John Protzman.

Front L-R: Norton Gillespie, John Cregan, Wesley Loosemore, Charles Allen, John Fydrychowski.

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Object Number - UPL 51017 - "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944." Rear L-R: Jenkins,...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 dispatched (35 credited) combat missions between July and October 1944. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.



Post War: Became a commercial pilot and was killed in an airplane accident on the ground in Houston, Texas in the 1950's.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Harry F Jenkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761954
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31830

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marie
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-97781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eight Ball III
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

43-37537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts

44-6076

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lottie, LA 13 May 1921 Son of John Samuel and Ida [Bourgeois] Blanchard.

Enlisted

Houston, TX 8 December 1942 Houston, Texas

Died

22 July 1960

Buried

Garden of Gethsamane Houston, Texas 25 July 1960 Garden of Gethsamane Houston, Texas

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Revisions

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

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Object number: UPL 51017 - "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group...