Joseph E Cameron Sr

Military

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Flew all but five mission in B-17 42-97170 'Julie Mae'. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.



Post war: Re-enlisted in USAF, serving in Korean conflict rising to Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Ralph Hawkins Wells

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15068797 / O-748485
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107169

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lynne Marie

42-31592

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: No Body's Baby
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-37805

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carol Dawn
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 379th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-H, serial number 42-38111) nicknamed "Mairzy Doats", April 1944. Image via Edmund H Lutz, 379th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'April 1944, my patched up B-17 "Mairzy Doats" on hardstand.'

42-38111

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-97170

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Julie Mae
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

15 September 1919

Enlisted

Charlotte, NC 23 December 1941 Charlotte, North Carolina

Other

Discharged USAAF

30 March 1946 Honourable discharge.

Enlisted

23 January 1951 Re-enlisted.

Other

Discharged USAF

31 July 1971 Honourable discharge.

Died

Simpsonville, SC 5 May 1985

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenvilleonline/obituary.aspx?n=jose…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/28055455-joseph-cameron
https://www.fold3.com/record/83998881-joseph-e-cameron
https://www.fold3.com/record/627503413-joseph-cameron-1919
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=31…
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenvilleonline/obituary.aspx?n=jose…

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ContributorAAM
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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 159 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia