Maurice Arthur Preston
Military
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FRE 4793
Lieutenant Lester A. Gibson, Colonel Maurice A. Preston and Major Otis E Parks of the 379th Bomb Group enjoy a meal after returning from a mission.
Handwritten caption on reverse: '47.'. Censor no: 298752. On reverse: Associated Press [Stamp].
Printed caption on reverse: 'THE LEADERS TALK IT OVER. Associated Press Photo Shows: The leaders of yesterday's ( January 4) raid on Germany - Berlin Radio said that Kiel was the target - Exchange experiences as they enjoy a hot meal on their return. They are (Left to Right): Lt Lester A. Gibson, tailgunner and observer in lead plane over the target, of 8214 Tumet St., Detroit, Mich; Col. Maurice A. Preston, Pilot and C.O. of the lead ship of the combat wing, of Tulare, Calif., and Major Otis E. Parks, of 1225 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, who led the low group of the combat wing which was first over the target. Col. Preston Flew the ship, "RAGIN RED II" and Major Parks the "Stump Jumper". IRV 263666 5144Y.' [ caption]. Roger Freeman Collection
Handwritten caption on reverse: '47.'. Censor no: 298752. On reverse: Associated Press [Stamp].
Printed caption on reverse: 'THE LEADERS TALK IT OVER. Associated Press Photo Shows: The leaders of yesterday's ( January 4) raid on Germany - Berlin Radio said that Kiel was the target - Exchange experiences as they enjoy a hot meal on their return. They are (Left to Right): Lt Lester A. Gibson, tailgunner and observer in lead plane over the target, of 8214 Tumet St., Detroit, Mich; Col. Maurice A. Preston, Pilot and C.O. of the lead ship of the combat wing, of Tulare, Calif., and Major Otis E. Parks, of 1225 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, who led the low group of the combat wing which was first over the target. Col. Preston Flew the ship, "RAGIN RED II" and Major Parks the "Stump Jumper". IRV 263666 5144Y.' [ caption]. Roger Freeman Collection
Corrected the spelling of 'colonel'
First Commander of the 379th BG
Silver Star w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Weed, California | 25 November 1912 | |
Died |
Bethesda, MD, USA | 25 January 1983 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45; 379th Bombardment Anthology, Part 2, pg 167