James W Alcorn

Military

Arrived ETO by ship via Glasgow. Training was as Electrical Spec. Unusual experience was the 2 planes that collided over the base.



EAME/ GC

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

Salina, Pennsylvania 22 October 1913

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History; 487 BG Personal Biography Questionnaire