Joseph G Glaser Jr

Military
UPL 75442 UPL 75442 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Judy B' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 16 July 1943."

Crew list for 17-Jul-43: Lt Willis C Carlisle, Lt Charles R Bigler, Lt John W Bradley, Lt Joseph G Glaser Jr, T/Sgt Benjamin B Johnson, T/Sgt Albert P Tyler, Cpl Charles J Kukawski, Sgt James A Dyson, Sgt Vernon F Bennett, Sgt John A Stachura.

Pictured L-R:
Rear: 2Lt Lt Charles R Bigler, 1Lt Willis C Carlisle, Lt Joseph G Glaser Jr, Lt John W Bradley.
Front: Cpl Charles J Kukawski, T/Sgt Benjamin B Johnson, T/Sgt Albert P Tyler, Sgt John A Stachura.

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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 194

Object Number - UPL 75442 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Judy B' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 16 July 1943." Crew...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Finished 30 missions and then volunteered for 3 more. Lead Bombardier on grapefruit mission (glide bomb) to Cologne, Germany 28-May-44. Earlier on Hamburg mission, 25-Jul-43, pilot Lt Carlisle killed, I then assisted co-pilot Lt Bigler in flying plane safely back with no oxygen.



Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles Robert Bigler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736081
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Willis Calvert Carlisle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-663482
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29866

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Judy B
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-30237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stump Jumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron

42-31394

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aphrodite
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (WA-P, serial number 42-32000) of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group after forced landing in Felpham, Sussex, 4 July 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4th July 1944. A/C shot up over France. F/L - crew safe. Rear of Downview Road. Houses (West Side) Felpham, Bognor Regis, Sussex. Resident who provided photo still corresponds with pilot - now solicitor. From P. Amos, 6 Patham Close, Littlehampton, Sussex.'

42-32000

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mojo Jr/ Twentieth Century
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Williamston, Mich 22 April 1920

Enlisted

Detroit, MI 1 October 1941 Detroit, Michigan

Died

Jupiter, FL 6 February 2011

Buried/ Commemorated

Michigan, USA 10 February 2011 Michigan, USA

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/84367724-joseph-g-glaser-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/284195065-joseph-g-glaser
http://www.8thairforce.com/
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative : David Glaser

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