Lewis D Funk

Military
media-36520.jpeg UPL 36520 Technical Sergeant Lewis D. Funk, Photographic Chief, 34th Bomb Group. Lewis D Funk Collection

Photographs from the collection of Lewis D. Funk, provided by his son John Funk - https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfunk/sets/72157625404560193/with/5236…

Object Number - UPL 36520 - Technical Sergeant Lewis D. Funk, Photographic Chief, 34th Bomb Group.

Lew was born in Wattenberg, Colorado, on Jan 30, 1921, to John and Alta Funk. An Eagle Scout who served in the National Guard at Fort Logan, he attended photo school for the Army at Lowry Air Force base. He achieved the rank of Master Sergeant as the Photographic Chief with the 8th Air Force 34th Bomb Group, where he flew 30 combat missions in Europe during WWII.





His photographs can be found at :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfunk/sets/72157625404560193



and:



http://johnfunk.com/WWII/index.html



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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

  • Date: 24 February 1945
  • Date: 22 February 1945
  • Official Description:
  • Date: 21 February 1945
  • Date: 17 February 1945
Ground crew attend to a crashed P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Baby Jo" of the 357th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' Lt Noel Breen ran out of fuel 9 Feb '45.'
  • Date: 9 February 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wattenberg Colarado 30 January 1921

Died

Englewood, Colorado 8 December 2012

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Sources

WWII Material by John Funk & Lewis Funk.
http://johnfunk.com/WWII/index.html

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