Joseph W Baggs
Military
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Object Number - UPL 30399 - HQ ETOUSA Special Orders #238 EXTRACT, 26 August 1943
Flew with the 384th BG from March '43 to November '44. He was recalled into service during the Korean War and reached the rank of Lt. Col. Flew 28 missions.
Original Crew #19 Group Bombardier
DFC w 1/Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster. Pres. Unit Citation w 1/Oak Leaf Cluster and many other ribbons
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mad Money II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Natural
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 100th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lorraine
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7 August 1920 | ||
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Other Transfer |
27 October 1943 | Transferred from the 547th BS to the 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #129 dated 27 October 1943. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia