Joseph Samuel Whitaker
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24590, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
19 June 1922 | ||
Died |
19 May 1943 | ||
Buried |
Birmingham, AL, USA |
Revisions
Added a S/N per fold3.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/memorial/83965647/joseph-s-whitaker-jr
Added Rank & Middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 144404810.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144404810/joseph-samuel-whitaker
Removed some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Updated Role per info in the A/C “Description”.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added Joseph S Whitaker's name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, UK.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144404810/joseph-samuel-whitaker
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor