Theodore Richard Baskette

Military

Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-102464; Hit by flak lost two engines. 14-Jun-44 Evaded EVD.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles Roscoe Blackwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17071717 / O-747374
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot ; Pilot

Aircraft

42-102464

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: What's Next?
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Merced, CA 31 October 1921 Son of William Richard and Nettie Mae [Campbell] Baskette.

Enlisted

Stockton, CA 12 July 1942 Stockton, California

Other

Baled out EVD

14 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-102464; Hit by flak lost two engines. Evaded EVD.

Other

Discharged USAAF

28 July 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

San Francisco, CA 9 November 1989
Tracy, California

Based

Glatton Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28622778
https://www.fold3.com/image/630109587
https://www.fold3.com/record/75373643-theodore-baskette
https://www.fold3.com/record/84985407-theodore-r-baskette
https://www.fold3.com/record/627345520-theodore-baskette-1922
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117356286/william-richard-baskette
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117356346/nettie-mae-baskette

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28622778
https://www.fold3.com/image/630109587
https://www.fold3.com/record/75373643-theodore-baskette
https://www.fold3.com/record/84985407-theodore-r-baskette
https://www.fold3.com/record/627345520-theodore-baskette-1922
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117356286/william-richard-baskette
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117356346/nettie-mae-baskette

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added his middle name per data in the "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" at Ancestry.com. Added birth date & daeth location per data in the "California, Death Index, 1940-1997" at Ancestry.com.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 5805 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5805 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database