Samuel Joseph Delcambre

Military
Waist Gunner S.J. "Frenchy" Delcambre of the 93rd Bomb Group checks his gun in position inside a B-24 Liberator. Passed for publication 17 Oct 1942. media-408356.jpg FRE 3748 Waist Gunner S.J. "Frenchy" Delcambre of the 93rd Bomb Group checks his gun in position inside a B-24 Liberator. Passed for publication 17 Oct 1942. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3748 - Waist Gunner S.J. "Frenchy" Delcambre of the 93rd Bomb Group checks his gun in position inside a B-24 Liberator. Passed for publication 17 Oct 1942.

Flew 30 combat missions, Became an Air Instructor for the AAF back in states.



DFC, Air Medal, Amer. Defense Medal, EAME Medal; Victory Medal, Good Conduct and Medal of Honor from the State of LA.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

Iberia Parish, Louisiana 22 January 1921

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Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Nickname updated from FRE 3748 caption information.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Waist Gunner S.J. "Frenchy" Delcambre of the 93rd Bomb Group checks his gun in position inside a B-24 Liberator. Passed for publication 17 Oct 1942.

Object number: FRE 3748 - Waist Gunner S.J. "Frenchy" Delcambre of the 93rd...