Joseph Lawrence Booth
Military
Joseph L. Booth Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Charles Herbst (FE), Joseph Campbell (WG), George Corrar (BTG), Pate E. Given (R/O), Clarence W. Duvall (TG), Waddie W. Doolittle (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Joseph L. Booth (P), Ross Burke (CP), Peter B. Bishop (N), Cleo Beggs (B)
This crew flew 18 missions with the 466th BG before being transferred to the 389th BG for six missions, the 489th BG for three missions and then finishing up with the 492nd BG for the final three missions. 466th Bomb Group collection
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Object Number - UPL 13615 - Crew #503 Joseph L. Booth Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Charles Herbst (FE), Joseph Campbell (WG), George Corrar (BTG), Pate...
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20424887
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35790877
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32565639
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 28 June 1944
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Date: 8 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Official Description:
- Date: 31 May 1944
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Vicksburg, Mississippi | 8 August 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Vicksburg, MS, USA | 25 November 1940 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 22 March 1944 - 20 May 1944 | 18 missions |
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Other 389th BG Combat Tour |
Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk NR14, UK | 31 May 1944 - 29 June 1944 | 6 missions |
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Other 489th BG Combat Tour |
Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 7 July 1944 - 12 July 1944 | 3 missions |
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Other 492nd BG Combat Tour |
North Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37, UK | 21 July 1944 - 6 August 1944 | 3 missions |
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Died |
Davidson County, TN, USA | 22 August 1995 | Lt. Col. Joseph Lawrence Booth, 74, was the husband of Nina Marie Harwell and the son of George Thomas and Margaret Hyland Booth. Lt. Col. Booth was a veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force. MAH |
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Buried |
Lawrenceburg, TN, USA | 26 August 1995 | Mimosa Cemetery Lawrenceburg Lawrence County Tennessee, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, 389th BG Roster