Joseph F Lewis
Military
Back L-R: SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (FG), SSgt. Doye Blankenship (FG), unidentified 1, SSgt. Fillman Thurman (BT), unidentified 2.
Middle L-R: Lt. Col William Buck (CA/CP), Capt. Eugene Wilson (N), 1st Lt. William Kinney (B).
Front L-R: TSgt. Alvin Renfro (TT), TSgt. George Carroll (RO), Capt. Lloyd Armstrong (P).
To Be Identified: 2nd Lt. Joseph Lewis (N), 2nd Lt. Everett Bailey (OBS/TG.
Robert Bletscher Collection, 2011. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/36371/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 67483 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 March 1944/Oberpfaffenhofen (Aircraft Plant). Back L-R: SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (FG), SSgt. Doye Blankenship (FG),...
Shot down by flak burst and crashed N of St Pol, FR on a mission to Wizernes, FR on 19 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31926 'Lovell's Hovel'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lovell's Hovel
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Cumberland, Maryland, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 19 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3242 / MACR 3242, Losses of he 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
