Joseph Black
Military
Object Number - UPL 7488 - Flight Officer Joseph Black in the cockpit of a P-51B or C Mustang.
28 missions from England from December 1944 until end of war. Served in Neubiberg, Germany, until March 1946.
Air Medals/ Unit Citation
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Mary's Lil Lamb
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 25 July 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 16 November 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Airport Rd, Thomasville, GA 31757, USA | 3 November 1944 | Taxiing Accident Thomasville AAF, GA Cat 3 damage F/O Joseph Black, 3-Nov-44. P-40N 43-24711 339CCTS 3AF. |
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Other Promoted |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | 11 April 1945 | Commissioned to Second Lieutenant from Flight Officer |
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Died |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 4 March 2016 | Died at age 91 |
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Based |
Leiston | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Army of Occupation |
Neubiberg, Germany | Part of Army of Occupation. |
Revisions
Information on death provided by his son, Jim Black.
Information on death provided by his son, Jim Black.
Updated personal details to show officer status.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self
