Joseph B Strange
Military
L-R: George Evans, Unkn, Joseph V Mazzone, Irue Ferguson, Unkn, Joseph B Strange.
Object Number - UPL 39817 - "Ground crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 19 April 1945. Aircraft No...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in USAF in Korean conflict.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35258688
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ground crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33108375
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappy
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucille
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Washington, IN | 30 March 1922 | Son of John Elmer and Anna C [Williams] Strange. |
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Enlisted |
Indianapolis, IN | 27 June 1946 | Re-Enlistment Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Died |
Bloomfield, IN | 25 February 2010 | |
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Buried |
Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, IN | 1 March 2010 | Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene County, IN |
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Enlisted |
Indiana, USA | ||
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Other Retired USAF |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R
