Claude E Putnam
Military
Roger Freeman Photo.
Object Number - FRE 5939 - Princess Elizabeth and Col Claude Putnam C/O of the 306th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102547) nicknamed "Rose of York",...
He was group Operations Officer from 18 January 1943 to 17 February 1943;
Group Commander 17 February 1943 to 20 Jun 1943. He was transferred to 1st CBW on 20 June 1943. CO of the 91st BG from 12 Dec 1943 to 16 May 1944.
AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, SS, British DFC, Presidential Citation, Bronze Star,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jacksboro, Texas | 7 October 1915 | |
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Died |
6 May 1965 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix, AZ |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany pg. 64-5, 67. 71-2, 83-4, 103, 109, 112-118, 122-3, 131, 240, 280, & 322, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…">http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
![Bomber crew and Ground crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 2 Feb 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'American Airmen Who Made First Daylight Raid On Germany. Associated Press Photo Shows: The crew and ground crew of the Fortress which made first raid on Germany in daylight. $Censor: We have names and hometowns of all.$ TET 254778. I 243.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407822.jpg.webp?itok=lqqI_MHP)
