James J MacDonald

Military

media-38615.jpeg UPL 38615 Crew of Flak Alley Lil

Personal collection of family

Object Number - UPL 38615 - Crew of Flak Alley Lil

D-Day over Normandy 6/6/44

DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

305th Bomb Group

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

422nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		2 August 1911

Revisions

Date17 Mar 2024 14:05:00

ContributorNixco2000

Changes

Sources

The primary source I have is my first hand knowledge of my father's service through his retelling, his saved paperwork and photographic evidence. I want to add "Waist Gunner" to his bio. At this point it only states that he was a top turret/engineer which is correct but incomplete.

Date20 Apr 2017 16:14:36

ContributorLucy May

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Sources

305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:00

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self