Billy Gene Malone

Military

Assigned to 839BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-24 42-52622 'Fluxuatin Kate' ETD

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Fluxatin' Kate" of the 487th Bomb Group.

42-52622

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fluxuatin' Kate
  • Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 487th Bomb Group 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muskogee, Oklahoma 23 September 1922 Born Muskogee, Oklahoma

Enlisted

Tulsa, Oklahoma 25 November 1942 Enlisted Tulsa, Oklahoma

Died

5 November 2014 Died Florida

Buried/ Commemorated

Oaklawn Cemetery, Florida 8 November 2014 Interred Oaklawn Cemetery Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/612607634

https://www.fold3.com/record/84846659/billy-g-malone-wwii-army-enlistme…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138958563/bill-g-malone

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster