Byron Read Greene
MilitaryArriving in England at the age of 21, Byron Greene was a boy, fast tracked to manhood. He would serve in both the 8th and 15th Air Forces; before returning home, marrying, and working in the gas pipeline and processing industry for 42 years. He raised three sons, five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. He had blue eyes the size of the ocean, and a heart four times larger.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Providence, R I | 12 September 1923 | Byron was the youngest son of a dairy farmer. His brother was serving in the Pacific by the time he graduated high school in 1942. Upon graduation, Byron attended the University of Rhode Island for one semester, then volunteered for the Army Air Corps. |
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Died |
Fort Worth, Texas | 30 April 2006 | Byron, passed peacefully at the age 82. He was survived by his Wife, three sons, five grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. |
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Buried |
Mineral Wells, Texas | Byron now lays beside his wife of 60 years, Bobbye Greene, in Woodland Park Cemetery, in the small north Texas town of Mineral Wells, where they raised their children, worked, and retired. |
Revisions
DD-214, and Family History. His DD-214 states that Byron received "EAME Campaign Medal with 7 Bronze Stars" this not being an option on this sight; I selected the EAME with 3 & 4 Bronze Stars.
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia