Melvin D Putnam

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31177.jpeg UPL 31177 Lt. Melvin D Putnam Jr, [ Lyons, NY,] 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6581 HL-Q “Western New Yorker”. Lt. Putnam poses for the traditional “publicity” photograph with Capt. Kenneth W Dougherty’s 41-6364 HL-D “Lady Jacquelyn” as a backdrop.

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Object Number - UPL 31177 - Lt. Melvin D Putnam Jr, [ Lyons, NY,] 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6581 HL-Q “Western New Yorker”. Lt. Putnam poses for the traditional...

Crashed near Rennes in P-47D #42-6581 after being attacked by FW 190s, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

France 5 January 1944

Born

Lyons, New York, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 1740;
- 8th AF Losses

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Contributorkputnam
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From family archives and research by Keith Putnam, grand-nephew of Melvin D. Putnam.

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Edited by Keith Putnam, grand-nephew, from family archive sources and online records research.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 1740 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 31177 - Lt. Melvin D Putnam Jr, [ Lyons, NY,] 83rd Fighter...