Matthew Jerome Templeton Jr
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 55930 - 2nd Lt Matthew Templeton.
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-17 'Cheri II'. 16 x combat missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cheri II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Waverly, TX | 15 November 1922 | Son of Matthew Jerome Sr and Lola Elizabeth [Winters] Head. |
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Died |
Houston, Harris County, TX | 29 June 1992 | |
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Buried |
Gourd Creek Cemetery New Waverly, Walker County, TX | Gourd Creek Cemetery New Waverly, Walker County, Texas | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Huntsville, TX |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
