Alvin C Shaw
MilitaryAlvin Shaw served as a Ball Turret Gunner with the 493rd Bomb Group.
He flew 31 missions during his six months overseas.
He retired at 90 years of age from his role as driver of the Butte County Van for the Disabled American Veterans (DAV).
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Other Lives in |
Belle Fourche, SD 57717, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Black Hills Pioneer article: http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/article_86192f04-1117-11e5-8027-5f9…
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php