John H Luckadoo
Military
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Object Number - UPL 32244 - John "Lucky" Luckadoo
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions. Then operations officer for both the 350th & 351st BS's, followed stateside by instructing in the 3rd AF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
His Story was encapsulated in the book "Damn Lucky" by Kevin Maurer.
Connections
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg?itok=oPPVVi6c)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: at enlistment 18038917
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sunny ii
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skipper
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Alice From Dallas II
Missions

- Date: 8 October 1943
Places

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Tennessee, USA | 16 March 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 26 March 1942 | Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Removed 1 A/C connection that I added erroneously.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added connections to 2 A/C per an interview of John Luckadoo on10/22/19 at the Museum of the Air Force .
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to nickname, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations
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Sources
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia