Jesse W Bledsoe
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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FRE 679
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn' LILI Marlane was never a 66th BS ac she was always a 68th ac from the day she joined the 44th, WQ are 68th squadron code letters,
Roger Freeman Collection
Joined squad 20 November 1944. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 December 1944.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lilli Marlene
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 December 1944 | ||
Born |
Texas | ||
Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, Roll of Honor