Alvin Chester O'Brien

Military

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37901

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairfield, NE 23 August 1912 Son of Peter Chester and Letha Ann [Krell] O'Brien.

Enlisted

Denver, CO 13 May 1943 Denver, Colorado

Other

Discharged USAAF

29 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Denver, CO 16 September 1996

Buried

Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, CO 19 September 1996 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Based

Lavenham Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/630847873
https://www.fold3.com/record/77430120/social-security-death-index-alvin…
https://www.fold3.com/record/89828222/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/708313252/u-s-veterans-gravesites-ca-1775-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1040833/alvin-chester-o'brien

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #43-37901 mentioned in the "Summary biography". Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster