Joseph F Gaffney

Military

Flew 34 missions as part of 'Elliots' Idiots' crew.



Air Medal with 6/Oak Leaf Cluster

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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

Event Location Date Description

Born

Crystal Falls, Michigan 9 May 1918

Died

23 February 2005

Buried

Bay City, Michigan

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History/ wife