Glenn Grover Callans

Military
media-29892.jpeg UPL 29892 Captain Glenn G Callans and members of his ground crew pose beside Republic P-47 42-75445 of the 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group at a fighter base in England. Aircraft is P-47D-11-RE Thunderbolt (s/n 42-75445) which was the only P-47 assigned to Callans.

Object Number - UPL 29892 - Captain Glenn G Callans and members of his ground crew pose beside Republic P-47 42-75445 of the 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group at a...

Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills. Completed 2 x tours.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

30 December 1919

Other

Promotion

Raydon, UK 13 September 1943 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Bremen, Germany 29 March 1944 Me109 destroyed Bremen 29-Mar-44.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1)

England, UK 28 May 1944 Ended 1st Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 2 August 1944 E/A destroyed Europe 2-Aug-44.

Other

Promotion

Raydon, UK 12 January 1945 Promoted to Captain.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

England, UK 16 March 1945 Ended 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD)

Died

Little Rock, AR, USA 9 April 1995
Thebes, IL 62990, USA

Other

Promotion

Raydon, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Raydon 16 March 1945 Assigned to 353FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

2523 Springer Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72206, United States Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock Pulaski County Arkansas, USA

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