Alton Mell Bannowsky
MilitaryAssigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Runnels County, TX, USA | 19 February 1916 | Son of Charles Frederick and Maud Edna [Gentry] Bannowsky. |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Based |
29 September 1944 - 28 March 1945 | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 28 March 1945 | |
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Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 20 April 1979 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |
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Died |
Bexar County, TX, USA | ||
| San Angelo, TX, USA |