Joseph Newton Armstrong
Military
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UPL 26334
Sgt Joseph 'Joe' Newton Armstrong.
Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15119531 / O-705154
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Erma
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Red Bank, TN, USA | 29 April 1924 | Son of George J and Louise Frances Adeline [Sadler] Armstrong. |
Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 17 July 1943 | Fort Oglethorpe Georgia |
Died |
Achern, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590. |
Buried |
Achern, Germany | 24 December 1944 | Interred Achern cemetery Germany |
Buried |
Red Bank, TN, USA | 18 January 1949 | Re-Interred Chattanooga Memorial Park Red Bank Hamilton County Tennessee |
Tennessee, USA | |||
Other Based |
21000 Dijon, France | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. |