Joe S Folsom
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31389 'Lucious Lucy'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5382
Awards: PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745909
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lacy’s Lushes, Lucious Lucy
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Richmond, California | 24 December 1922 | Son of Sidney L and Ruth [Patton] Folsom. |
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Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR, USA | 5 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Magdeburg, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31389 'Lucious Lucy'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5382 |
| Le Flore County, OK, USA | |||
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Buried |
Cemetery Rd, Stilwell, OK 74960, USA | Stilwell Cemetery Stilwell Adair County OK | |
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Based |
28 May 1944 | Assigned to BS, BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99225725/joe-s.-folsom
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5382