Edward Joseph Potter Jr

Military
media-52993.jpeg UPL 52993 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG

Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton.

Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,

https://www.fold3.com/image/32166730

Object Number - UPL 52993 - 1st Lt Charles H. Aiken crew, 401BG Rear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton. Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Charles Aiken crew. ETD





Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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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

Charles H Aiken

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760521
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102393

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-102398

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dynamite John
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Factory fresh B-17s

42-106992

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-39993

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

20 December 1903 Son of Edward Joseph Potter Sr.

Enlisted

7 July 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Died

24 February 1960

Buried

27 February 1960 Mount Benedict Cemetery West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Based

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

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/688465427
https://www.fold3.com/record/85571666/edward-j-potter-jr-wwii-army-enli…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1391
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205729471/edward-j-potter

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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=1391

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