Joseph Francis Dever Jr

Military

Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Pitts crew. ETD

Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

385th Bomb Group

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

549th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

43-37842

• Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
• Nicknames: Lenora Linda
• Unit: 385th Bomb Group

43-38549

• Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
• Nicknames: In Like Flynn
• Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

44-8428

• Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
• Nicknames: Mac's Hack
• Unit: 385th Bomb Group

Places

Great Ashfield

• Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Boston, MA	21 June 1924	Son of Joseph F. Sr and Marion G. Dever.
Enlisted	Boston, MA	9 September 1942	Boston, Massachusetts
Died	West Roxbury, MA	27 December 1962
Buried	Winthrop Cemetery Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA		Winthrop Cemetery Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Based	Great Ashfield		Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF.