William Francis Lippy

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Object Number - UPL 67568 - William Lippy

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Darrell Thomas crew. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. ETD 
 

Bill lippy flew 24 missions as a navigator 


Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME. 

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

Darrell H Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37901

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

22 July 1942 Baltimore, Maryland

Born

Louisville, KY

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https://www.fold3.com/record/83786991/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/ThomasCrew2.shtml

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Wilburn, Truman K., Unit History

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