Judson Hassell Blount Jr

Military
media-48586.jpeg UPL 48586 Flight Officer Judson H. Bount, Jr.
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

Object Number - UPL 48586 - Flight Officer Judson H. Bount, Jr. Bombardier/Navigator 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793453
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: The Purple Shaft
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lake Junaluska, North Carolina 5 August 1922
Greenville, North Carolina 30 June 1942 Was a student at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Mariaweiler, Germany 29 November 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Stod, Czech Republic 1 May 1945 Flew 46 combat missions

Died

Greenville, North Carolina 30 November 2003

Buried

Greenville, NC 3 December 2003 Greenwood Cemetery Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

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