John P Mallon Jr

Military
media-23660.jpeg UPL 23660 Robert E. Brown's Crew.
Back row: (L-R):
Sgt. Richard W. Catterlin, Radio Operator,
2nd Lt. Edward C. Looker, Bombardier,
2nd Lt. Leslie L. Colen, Navigator,
2nd Lt. Ernest O. Andrews, Co-pilot,
2nd Lt. Robert E. Brown, Pilot.

Front row: (L-R)
Cpl. Charles W. Dufar, Ball Turret Gunner,
Cpl. Clayton E. Johnson, Tail Gunner,
Cpl. John P. Mallon, Waist Gunner,
Sgt. James E. Chandler, Engineer.

Photo taken on 4th August 1944.

Corrected the caption so that it is in line with the 398th Bomb Group website record:
http://www.398th.org/Images/Images_Crews/Text/Flight/Brown_R.E._601_194…

Alerted to this inaccuracy by the grandson of Richard W Catterlin

Object Number - UPL 23660 - Robert E. Brown's Crew. Back row: (L-R): Sgt. Richard W. Catterlin, Radio Operator, 2nd Lt. Edward C. Looker, Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Leslie L....

398th History, Vol II lists him as being in the 600th BS in Sept 1944



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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ugly Duckling
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorHotelie1970
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General Order 318 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 9 September 1944.

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Contributoremma simpson
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398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

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Associated aircraft as per : http://www.airmen.dk

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ContributorAAM
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398th History Vol II and Vol III / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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