John T Altman

Military

Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23778. 29 x combat missions. ETD.





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-23778

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Jenny - Lady Luck
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Wayne, IN 12 January 1922 Son of H E Alman.

Died

Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL 9 August 1996

Buried

Craig Memorial Park Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL 12 August 1996 Craig Memorial Park Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Enlisted

Based

Shipdham Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/652636891
https://www.fold3.com/record/38031743/social-security-death-index-john-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84193045/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.44thbombgroup.org/home
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39206156/john-t.-altman

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart