Alton Tanner

Military

The story we have heard is that on one mission the pilot (Lt . Robert B. Allison was wounded, the copilot< Lt. Benton T. white were somehow disabled. Alton pulled the pilot from his seat and landed the plane safely

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

3 July 1923

Died

24 March 1995

Buried/ Commemorated

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative