Don Bodenhamer Jr

Military
First Lieutenant Don Bodenhammer and First Lieutenant James Stokes of the 78th Fighter Group, with a P-47 Thunderbolt at Duxford , 29 September 1943. Passed for publication 29 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolt Pilots In Britain. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Two Thunderbolt pilots, First Lieut. Don Bodennamer (left) of Mathis, Texas and First Lieut. James Stokes, of 134-56-232 Street, Laurelton, Long Island, N.Y., at an 8th Air Force Fighter Command Station "somewhere in England". GLE 26 media-401503.jpg FRE 2759 First Lieutenant Don Bodenhamer and First Lieutenant James Stokes of the 78th Fighter Group, with a P-47 Thunderbolt at Duxford , 29 September 1943. Passed for publication 29 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolt Pilots In Britain. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Two Thunderbolt pilots, First Lieut. Don Bodennamer (left) of Mathis, Texas and First Lieut. James Stokes, of 134-56-232 Street, Laurelton, Long Island, N.Y., at an 8th Air Force Fighter Command Station "somewhere in England". GLE 260918. 29-9-43-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

Corrected spelling of Bodenhamer

Object Number - FRE 2759 - First Lieutenant Don Bodenhamer and First Lieutenant James Stokes of the 78th Fighter Group, with a P-47 Thunderbolt at Duxford , 29 September 1943....

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-7882

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Sabotage Jr
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Patricio County, TX, USA 21 May 1917 Son of Don Sr and Maude [Alley] Bodenhamer.

Enlisted

San Antonio, TX, USA 27 February 1942 San Antonio, Texas

Based

Duxford 16 February 1943 - 17 March 1944 Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Harlingen, TX, USA 15 August 2003

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK Promoted to Captain.

Other

Promotion

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK Promoted to Major.
Mathis, TX 78368, USA

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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First Lieutenant Don Bodenhammer and First Lieutenant James Stokes of the 78th Fighter Group, with a P-47 Thunderbolt at Duxford , 29 September 1943. Passed for publication 29 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolt Pilots In Britain. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Two Thunderbolt pilots, First Lieut. Don Bodennamer (left) of Mathis, Texas and First Lieut. James Stokes, of 134-56-232 Street, Laurelton, Long Island, N.Y., at an 8th Air Force Fighter Command Station "somewhere in England". GLE 26

Object number: FRE 2759 - First Lieutenant Don Bodenhamer and First...