Paul J King

Military
media-41694.jpeg UPL 41694 "Major McCrea and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th air force base in England, 26 November 1944. [was 29 December 1944]."

Rear L-R: Marv Christensen, Henry Compton, Paul King, Don McCree, Del Ligon, Bob Howard.
Front L-R: Carlton Giese, Unk, Mart Wiegler, Unk.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32166215

Object Number - UPL 41694 - "Major McCrea and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th air force base in England, 26...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 43 missions total. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107039

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-31087

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait, Boche Buster
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-39765

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baby Lu III, Miss Manookie
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 612th Bomb Squadron

42-39837

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red's Rogues
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lawrence, Massachusetts 14 October 1915

Enlisted

Boston, MA 1 May 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Other

Discharged USAAF

1 April 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

11 April 2005

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/83401995-paul-j-king
https://www.fold3.com/record/621736946-paul-king-1915
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1244

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1244

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