James A Glenister
Military
From Brian Glenister ([email protected]) :
"This is my father; James A. Glenister. Flew 30 missions with the 409th. and 329th. Bomb Squadrons. Amos Golisch was the navigator."
Image via Amos Golisch, 93rd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Sgt Glenister Flt/eng pulling through prop 1944.' Roger Freeman Collection
Brian Glenister
Object Number - FRE 5808 - Sergeant Glenister, a flight engineer of the 93rd Bomb Group attempts to spin the propellor on his B-24 Liberator, 1944. From Brian Glenister...
James Glenister flew 30 missions in the 409th Bomb Squadron and also with the Pathfinders of the 329th. Many of those missions were flown with Lieutenant Thomas' crew in aircraft known as "Tupelo Lass". 18 October 1943 accident upon landing at Watton. All 6 RTD.
Returned to the Air Force in 1948 and flew 100 missions in Korea with the 6147th as a crew chief on a C-47.
In 1958 was named TAC Airman of the year.
Retired in 1964 as Chief Master Sargent.
Passed away in 1969.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tupelo Lass
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Flew 30 missions in the 409th. and also with the pathfinders of the 329th. Many of those missions were flown with LT. Thomas crew in aircraft known as " Tupelo Lass".
Returned to the air force in 1948 and flew 100 missions in Korea with the 6147th. as a crew chief on a C-47.
In 1958 was named TAC Airman of the year. Retired in 1964 as Chief Master Sargent. Passed away in 1969.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 345.
