Joseph O Lampkins
MilitaryAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Remained onboard battle damaged B-26 41-31875 back from ramrod to Abbeville, crash landed at Eastbourne, Returned to Duty (RTD). 28-Feb-44. MACR 15197.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-17934) nicknamed "Pappy's Pram". Image stamped on reverse: 'Reveiwed and passed [illegible] 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'PN-Q 322.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379976.jpg.webp?itok=h9RDoVED)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792324
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lady Liberty
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perry County, IN, USA | 20 August 1916 | Son of Joseph and Minnie [Martin] Lampkins. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 9 January 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. |
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Other Crash landed RTD |
Eastbourne, UK | 28 February 1944 | Remained onboard battle damaged B-26 41-31875 back from ramrod to Abbeville, crash landed at Eastbourne, Returned to Duty (RTD). 28-Feb-44. MACR 15197 |
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Died |
Wagoner, OK 74467, USA | 20 November 2008 | |
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Based |
Andrews Field | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Wagoner, OK 74467, USA | Elmwood Cemetery Bennett Addition Wagoner Wagoner County Oklahoma, USA |
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