Joseph Newton Armstrong
Military
Object Number - 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 |
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Born |
Red Bank, TN, USA | 29 April 1924 | Son of George J and Louise Frances Adeline [Sadler] Armstrong. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 17 July 1943 | Fort Oglethorpe Georgia |
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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. |
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Buried |
Achern, Germany | 24 December 1944 | Interred Achern cemetery Germany |
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Buried |
Red Bank, TN, USA | 18 January 1949 | Re-Interred Chattanooga Memorial Park Red Bank Hamilton County Tennessee |
| Tennessee, USA | |||
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Other Based |
21000 Dijon, France | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. |
