Joseph Ernest Genone Jr

Military

Flew 66 missions; 25 with 8th AF, 43 with 9th AF. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30383 'Brennan's Circus'. Ditched in North Sea. RTD



EAME w/ 4 battle stars/ AM w/ OLC/ DFC w/ OLC/ DUC w/ OLC

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Two ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30383) nicknamed "Brennan's Circus". Handwritten caption on reverse: '94th Group. 322nd Squadron. S/No 230382. Crew Chief M/S Holland.'

42-30383

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Brennan's Circus

Events

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Born

Macon, Georgia 25 January 1919

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 339