Fred Borman Jr
Military
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UPL 40683
"Lt. Borman and crew of the 849th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group pose beside their Consolidated B-24 at an 8th Air Force base in England. 22 March 1944."
Assigned to 849BS 490BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089376
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic-Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35657649
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer-Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-61968 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37549916
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic-Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15375044
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator - Mechanic Gunner, AAF
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 5 November 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Died |
Boston, MA | 25 January 1986 | |
Buried |
Knollwood Memorial Park Canton, Norfolk County, MA | 27 January 1986 | Knollwood Memorial Park Canton, Norfolk County, MA |
Born |
Massachussetts, USA | Son of Fred Sr and Edith H [Bremner] Borman. | |
Based |
Eye | Assigned to 849BS 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia