Joseph George Muhlmeister

Military

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37901

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Annapolis, MD 14 January 1920 Son of Joseph T and Loretta Muhlmeister.

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD 24 September 1942 Baltimore, Maryland

Died

Baltimore, MD 31 October 2003

Based

Lavenham Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/540494633
https://www.fold3.com/record/22586513/social-security-death-index-josep…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83815207/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
http://www.487thbg.org/roster/487thSqd837.htm

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #43-37901 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History