Earl Lafayette Houston
Military
From R-L: Unkn, 2Lt Eugene F Hart, Unkn, 2Lt Earl L Houston, 2Lt Richard C Brooke.
Object Number - UPL 39181 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Tenny Belle" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March...
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Flew B-17 42-31083 'Tenny Belle' for most of his missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Shreveport, LA | 6 May 1915 | Son of Isaac Newton and Cora Bell [Dance] Houston. |
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Died |
Shreveport, LA | 20 March 1995 | |
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Buried |
Forest Park East Cemetery Shreveport, LA | 22 March 1995 | Forest Park East Cemetery Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33025578/earl-lafayette-houston