Edward J English

Military

Object Number - UPL 30988 - John C. Mouat Crew B-17F-120-BO #42-30778 "Lady Margaret" Code: U 388th BG - 561st BS Standing L to R: Milton W. Thompson (R/O), Edward...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

John Charles Mouat

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798560
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30778

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old 66 / Lady Margaret
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

42-31084

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3262) nicknamed "Sweetheart" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG. 23262.'

42-3262

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweetheart
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-3291

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Mac
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

42-3518

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Lillian
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Center Moriches, NY, USA 9 December 1920

Enlisted

Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA 10 August 1942 Fort Jay

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 26 September 1943 - 29 January 1944 Completed a 25 mission combat tour

Died

Patchogue, NY 11772, USA 23 October 1968

Buried

Center Moriches, NY, USA 27 October 1968 Mount Pleasant Cemetery • Center Moriches, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Enlisted

Suffolk County, NY, USA

Revisions

Date18 Dec 2017 04:48:32
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, awards, events, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-ENG02…
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=2947177
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155435925/edward-j-english

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:26
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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Object number: UPL 30988 - John C. Mouat Crew B-17F-120-BO #42-30778 "Lady...