Lavon H Fred

Military
Formal Shot of Lavon Fred Formal shot of Lavon Fred UPL 60360 Formal Shot of Lavon Fred

From His Grandson Fred via the 490th BG Facebook Page

Object Number - UPL 60360 - Formal Shot of Lavon Fred

Lavon Fred is listed as serving initially with the 477th Sub Depot serving the 490th BG at Eye but then appears to have transferred to the 456th Sub depot with the 100th BG at Thorpe Abbots.

he is listed on the 100th BG website here. https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=1730…

 

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

456th Sub-Depot

  • Unit Hierarchy: Depot
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Supply
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Revisions

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Added Photos from his Grandson James Fred

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Added details with reference to his transfer to the 100th BG

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corrected civilian to Military

 

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Lavon H Fred: Gallery (8 items)

Lavon Fred 1

Object number: UPL 60357 - Lavon Fred with the normal Mode of Transport for...

Formal Shot of Lavon Fred

Object number: UPL 60360 - Formal Shot of Lavon Fred

Lavon Fred. What Guns?

Object number: UPL 60363 - Lavon Fred. What Guns?

Lavon Fred (right) with friend

Object number: UPL 60366 - Lavon Fred (right) with friend

Lavon Fred with B17

Object number: UPL 60369 - Lavon Fred with B17

Lavon Fred at a waist gun window

Object number: UPL 60372 - Lavon Fred at a waist gun window

Lavon Fred showing off the results of the metalworkers art

Object number: UPL 60375 - Lavon Fred showing off the results of the...

Lavon Fred (left) with Friends

Object number: UPL 60378 - Lavon Fred (left) with Friends