Lloyd Joseph Jarreau

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men UPL 69597 UPL 69597 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 31 July 1944/ Munich (Aircraft Factory).
Back L-R: Capt. Maruice Booska CA/CP, 1st Lt. John Bahten P, 2nd Lt. Phillip Kemp OBS/TG, Sgt. Franklyn Higbie BT, 2nd Lt. Clarence Culligan N, 1st Lt. Julius Hoech B.
Front L-R: Sgt. Luis Santamaria TT, Sgt. Mario Biancalana RO, Sgt. Robert Eager FG, Sgt. Lloyd Jarreau FG.

The Quentin Bland Collection.

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547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 507 42-97960 Grafton Underwood Maurice Arthur Booska John Irwin Bahten Phillip Giles Kemp Franklyn H Higbie Clarence S Culligan Julius Florence Hoech Mario Joseph Biancalana Robert Duane Eager Lloyd Joseph Jarreau On

Object Number - UPL 69597 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 31 July 1944/ Munich (Aircraft Factory). Back L-R: Capt. Maruice Booska CA/CP, 1st Lt. John Bahten P, 2nd Lt. Phillip...

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Bahten crew. 36 x combat missions ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

John Irwin Bahten

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39078503 / O-758284
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97150

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Queen
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-37990

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Parker's Mad House
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6149

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hot After It
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Roads, LA 4 November 1922

Other

Promotion

Grafton Underwood, UK 26 June 1944 Promoted to Staff Sergeant.

Other

Discharged USAAF

17 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

New Orleans, LA 14 November 2000

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 69597 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 31 July 1944/ Munich...