Calvin Samson
Military
Pilot - Command Pilot
388th BG - 561st BS
Sampson flew two tours and a total of 40 combat missions, including the last 13 as a command pilot 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 37513 - CPT Calvin Sampson Pilot - Command Pilot 388th BG - 561st BS Sampson flew two tours and a total of 40 combat missions, including the last 13 as a...
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just Joyce
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Billings, Montana | 22 October 1919 | |
| Helena, Montana | 1 July 1941 | ||
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Enlisted |
Fort Missoula, Montana | 21 July 1941 | |
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Other 1st 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 20 February 1944 - 14 August 1944 | |
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Other 2nd 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 1 March 1944 - 21 April 1945 | |
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Died |
Fairfield, Arizona | 8 December 2014 | |
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Buried |
Sacramento, California | 15 December 2014 | Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon, Solano County, California, USA Plot Section 7, Site 1562 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html