Langston Jesse Shelton

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Headshot of man wearing Air Force military uniform and hat.

443rd Sub-Depot

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

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

Richmond, Virginia 29 October 1940 Enlisted in the Air Corps at Richmond, Virginia Resident of Giles County, Virginia Nativity: Virginia

Other

Assigned

Grafton Underwood 15 January 1943 - 19 November 1943 Assigned to the 6th Service Squadron, per 6th Service Squadron Payroll Roster 1943-01, effective 15 January 1943.

Other

Transferred

grafton underwood 19 November 1943 - 2 February 1944 Assigned to the 443rd Sub Depot, per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 19 November 1943.

Other

Transferred

Lavenham 2 February 1944 •Assigned to a non-384th related unit, per 443rd Sub-Depot (Class I) Morning Report - transferred to 471st Sub-Depot, AAF Station 137, effective 2 February 1944.

Born

Virginia

Revisions

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Sources

2019-07-10 Information from AAM File https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/115409 was consolidated with this file.

https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6544

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