Joe A Atchley

Military
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Object Number - UPL 33154 - Joe A Atchley

Trained with the 398th BG, 602BS; 398th BG prepared for combat with B-17's, but interrupted these activities from Jul to Dec 1943 to train replacement crews for other organizations. Completed 30 missions with 8th AF. 1 December 1943 on return from mission to Solingen, severe turbulence over England forced the crew to bale out near Lasham in B-17 #42-30714 'Hustling Sue' piloted by CPT. George Reese. 1 KOM 9 RTD. Caterpillar Club.



Completed 9 missions with 6th BG 39th BS, 20th AF operating from Tinian. Reported Missing in Action (MIA) on raid over Tokyo 25/26 May 1945.







PH/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ PUC/ WW II VM/ Asiatic-Pacific

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30714

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hustling Sue
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

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Born

Willard, Missouri 30 July 1924

Died

26 May 1945

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri

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Personal records, correcting a typo.

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

Joe A Atchley: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 33155 - Joe Atchley and crew, 398th Bomb Group