Alfred John Turrow

Military
media-26382.jpeg UPL 26382 Lt. Robert L Bosworth, [ Oskaloosa, IA ], 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26387 MX-W 'Miss Behave'. Seen from L-R in this shot are Sgt. Thomas N Hanrahan, [Hollywood, CA]., armorer; S/Sgt. Alfred J Turrow, [Logan, WV]., crew chief and Lt. Bosworth.

Object Number - UPL 26382 - Lt. Robert L Bosworth, [ Oskaloosa, IA ], 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26387 MX-W 'Miss Behave'. Seen from L-R in this shot are Sgt. Thomas N...

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26387) nicknamed "Miss Behave", formerly of the 78th Fighter Group, in California 1969. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1969, Ontario Calif.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Miss Behave
  • Unit: 368th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 395th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Kitty
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY, USA 20 September 1919 Son of Mary Turrow.

Enlisted

Rantoul Aviation, Rantoul, IL 61866, USA 26 August 1940 Chanute Field, Illinois

Other

Discharged USAAF

15 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Riverside County, CA, USA 21 August 2003

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County CA 26 August 2003 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA
Logan County, WV, USA

Based

Duxford Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book Duxford Diary by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

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