Graham Thomas Dawes
Military
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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.
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Erwin Halvorson crew. 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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073723 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swamp Fire
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
379th Bombardment Group Anthology pg 128 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia