John Decatur Locke Jr
Military
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UPL 23611
Crew #570
Joseph S. Almand Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: James Turner (B), Nathan Hall (N), Joseph Almand (P), James Foreit (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: Dwight Kinsey (FE), John Locke (G), Leonard Vandermast (G), Eugene Marceau (G), Douglas Space (G), Emil Wenzel (R/O)
This crew completed 33 missions. 466th Bomb Group collection
Joseph S. Almand Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: James Turner (B), Nathan Hall (N), Joseph Almand (P), James Foreit (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: Dwight Kinsey (FE), John Locke (G), Leonard Vandermast (G), Eugene Marceau (G), Douglas Space (G), Emil Wenzel (R/O)
This crew completed 33 missions. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Archives
Completed 25 missions
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-720421
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Slick Chick
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Taylors, SC, USA | 27 November 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 17 January 1943 | |
Died |
Taylors, SC, USA | 2 September 2011 | John Decatur Locke, Jr., 85, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011. Born November 27, 1925 in Taylors, SC, he was the son of the late John D. Locke, Sr. and the late Martha Tomlinson Holcombe Locke. A graduate of Clemson A&M College, he retired from both Suitt Construction Company and York Construction Company and was formerly with Daniel Construction Company. He was a member of Taylors First Baptist Church and the Co-Ed 27 Sunday school class. He served our country in the U S Army Air Corps during World War II. |
Buried |
Greenville, SC, USA | 5 September 2011 | Woodlawn Memorial Park Greenville Greenville County South Carolina, USA |
Greenville, SC, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Tom Hellams