Joseph W Baggs

Military
media-30399.png UPL 30399 HQ ETOUSA Special Orders #238 EXTRACT, 26 August 1943 384th Bomb Group collection

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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: Screaming Eagle
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

7 August 1920

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

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