Linwood Earl Savage Sr

Military
media-39143.jpeg UPL 39143 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 11 November 1943."

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Object Number - UPL 39143 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 11 November 1943."

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31083

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tenny Belle
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-31085

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Anita Marie / Mehitabel
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-37784

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Old Fox
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Millinocket, MN 14 February 1920 Son of Everett and Gladys Agnes [Dyer] Savage.

Enlisted

Bangor, MN 22 January 1943 Bangor, Maine

Died

Lincoln, MN 12 December 2009

Buried

Park Street Cemetery, Lincoln, MN 15 December 2009 Park Street Cemetery Lincoln, Penobscot County, MN

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/110158533-linwood-e-savage
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104876134/linwood-earl-savage
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46263493/linwood-e_rip_-savage

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http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104876134/linwood-earl-savage
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46263493/linwood-e_rip_-savage

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