Joseph Aloysious Maurer

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. (9-Jan-45 to 3-May-45) 33 x missions. ETD

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Donald Olsen Funk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19172775 / O-775309
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38757

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Peaslee's Payoff
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6514

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Danny
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-6898

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania 25 December 1921 BornMount Carmel, Pennsylvania

Enlisted

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 20 September 1943 EnlistedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Died

Wilmington, Delaware 7 January 2011 DiedWilmington, Delaware

Buried

Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Bear, Delaware 10 January 2011 InterredDelaware Veterans Memorial CemeteryBear, Delaware

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https://www.fold3.com/record/283949897/joseph-a-maurer-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/87449048/joseph-a-maurer-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63994402/joseph-aloysious-maurer

 

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