Marvin V Bledsoe
Military
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UPL 24499
Lt Marvin V Bledsoe of the 350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group is presented an award by Lt Colonel B. Rimerman on 20th July 1944 at an airbase in England.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A07120-69213AC.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A07120-69213AC.
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 6 destroyed and 3 damaged [all ground]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 26 January 1942 | March Field Riverside California |
Other Crashed |
Long Island Expy, New York, USA | 12 October 1942 | Mid Air Collision Astoria, Long Island, NY Cat 3 damage 2Lt Marvin V Bledsoe, 12-Oct-42. P-47B 41-6057 - 90FS 80FG |
Other Crashed |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | 14 November 1943 | Take Off Accident Ground Loop La Guardia Airport, NY Cat 3 damage 2Lt Marvin V Bledsoe, 14-Nov-43. P-47C 41-6172 90FS 80FG |
Based |
Raydon | 7 June 1944 - 9 October 1944 | Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 27 June 1944 | 1/2 Me109 destroyed [ground] 27-Jun-44. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 7 August 1944 | Me410 destroyed [ground] 7-Aug-44. |
Other Promoted |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 25 August 1944 | |
Other E/A Destroyed / Damaged |
Germany | 29 August 1944 | 2 x Me109s, 2 x Me110s destroyed, 2 x Me110s damaged, 1 x Me109 damaged [all ground] 29-Aug-44. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 9 October 1944 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Born |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | Son of Robert L and Venetia A Bledsoe. | |
Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / book