James Albert Lalonde

Military

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD.



Awards: AM, DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Karl Edmund Becker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17097931 / O-808295
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Major Alex B. Andrews, an 8th Air Force HQ special observer, in the cockpit of a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lil Satan" of the 379th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '379 BG. 25/6/44, 245. Alex B. Andrews, B/Gen USAF (ret.), Box 2627, Raleigh NC, USA.'

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts Lil Satan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saskatoon, Canada 25 February 1920 Son of Albert James Lalonde.

Died

Dupage County, IL, USA 7 May 2002

Buried

Naperville, IL, USA Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery Naperville DuPage County Illinois, USA

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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