Edward J Doughty
Military
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FRE 4180
Technical Sergeant Edward J. Doughty of the 303rd Bomb Group wth a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 9 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"It's draughty up here" says T/Sergt. Edward J. Doughty, serving as a gunner with the U.S. Army Air Force in Britain. Aged 27, he has been on 15 raids and holds the Air Medal with Cluster. His mother, Mrs. Mary A. Doughty, lives at 6063 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sergt. Doughty formerly worked for the General Electric, Phila. U.50. Not to be published before April 20, 1943.' On reverse: Current Affairs Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster