Melvin J Bleakman
Military
Object Number - UPL 39767 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Pappy" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 16 November 1943."
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36330849
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13006635
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Maryland, USA | 1 January 1917 | Son of Bertha Bleakman. |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 3 January 1941 | Baltimore, Maryland |
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Enlisted |
1 May 1950 | Re-Enlistment. | |
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Other Released from USAF |
31 August 1964 | ||
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Died |
Roswell, GA | 20 September 2002 | |
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Buried |
6 December 2002 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VA | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 150 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia