Graham Thomas Dawes

Military
media-38738.jpeg UPL 38738 A Crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 25 June 1944.


Information provided by Mervyn Wilson, 379th BGA historian.

Official caption via Fold 3 wrongly states that the crew is from the 524th Bomb Squadron.

Object Number - UPL 38738 - A Crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 25 June 1944.

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Erwin Halvorson crew. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073723 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group, and their mascot "Scragg", with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32024) nicknamed "Swamp Fire". Image via Byron Clark. A printed caption has been attached to the reverse: 'Swamp Fire First Crew. Kimbolton, May 1 1944 [handwritten annotation to this says: 'Photo Taken.']. Rear Row, L to R. Berj Bejian- Engineer & Top Turret, Roy Avery- Waist Gunner, Andrew Stroman- Ball Turret, John Rose- Waist Gunner, Elijah Lewis- Tail Gunner, Edward Pryzybyla- Radio Gun
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swamp Fire
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sharpsburg, NC 28 June 1918 Son of Effie Williams Dawes.

Enlisted

Richmond, Virginia 1 September 1942 Richmond, Virginia

Died

Virginia Beach, VA 7 July 1986

Buried

Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA 10 July 1986 Forest Lawn Cemetery Norfolk, Norfolk City, VA

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

379th Bombardment Group Anthology pg 128 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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