Delbert Bruce Ligon

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.

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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. 29 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post War: Served in Korean conflict.

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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

People

Bernhardt F Carns

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079010 / O-755638
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Owenton, KY 22 January 1923 Son of Sherman and Anna Lee [Minch] Ligon.

Enlisted

Lexington, KY 14 October 1942 Lexington, Kentucky

Died

Hampton, VA 13 December 2003

Buried

Clark Cemetery Hampton, Hampton City, VA 17 December 2003 Clark Cemetery Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia

Based

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

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12236725/delbert-b_-ligon

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GENERAL ORDER # 653, 25 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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GENERAL ORDER # 653, 25 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1543

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