James William Allcroft Jr

Military
media-52509.jpeg UPL 52509 "Lt. French and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Satisfaction Guaranteed" at an 8th Air Force base in England. 22 March 1945."

Rear L-R: Arthur Hansen, Wesley La Grange, Arthur Devore, Thomas Cannon, James Allcroft.

Front L-R: Millard French, Will McHale, Jerry Johnson, Floyd J Beck.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32169013

Object Number - UPL 52509 - "Lt. French and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Satisfaction Guaranteed" at an 8th...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Millard French crew. Completed 36 combat missions.

Awards: AM (5OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Millard Hodson French

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15126180 / O-828405
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102398

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dynamite John
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-107039

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-38788

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavy Date
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

44-6506

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satisfaction Guaranteed
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

892

  • Date: 17 March 1945

889

  • Date: 15 March 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ada, Ohio 3 December 1921 Son of James William Sr and Cecille Lillian [Bearinger] Allcroft.

Enlisted

Newark, NJ 11 May 1942 Newark, New Jersey

Other

Discharged USAAF

24 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Ocala, FL 25 November 1995

Buried

Countryside Presbyterian Memorial Gardens Ocala, Marion County, FL Countryside Presbyterian Memorial Gardens Ocala, Marion County, Florida

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ChangesChanges to mission associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0799

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52172438/james-william-allcroft

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/673357805
https://www.fold3.com/image/106586771
https://www.fold3.com/record/14195997/james-w-allcroft-social-security-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83549623/james-w-allcroft-jr-wwii-army-enl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/625419253/james-allcroft-1921-veterans-aff…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=799
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=10271
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52172438/james-william-allcroft

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / wife, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=799

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