John M Madison

Military
media-14923.jpeg UPL 14923 Technical Sergeant John Maurice Madison, Army serial number 36566915, of Michigan. He was ball turret gunner on the crew of Lt Anton G. Poitevin in the 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Lavenham, Suffolk, England.

Photo and information provided by John Maurice Madison in 2008.

Object Number - UPL 14923 - Technical Sergeant John Maurice Madison, Army serial number 36566915, of Michigan. He was ball turret gunner on the crew of Lt Anton G. Poitevin in...

Flew 17 missions. Flew on The Plesure Bent and others



Air Medal w 2 Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME Ribbon,

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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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37981) nicknamed "Pleasure Bent" of the 487th Bomb Group in flight over countryside.

43-37981

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pleasure Bent
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th 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

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Born

Detroit, Michigan 3 June 1923

Revisions

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Information provided by John Maurice Madison in 2008.

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Photo provided by John Maurice Madison in 2008.

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Photo provided by John Maurice Madison in 2008.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History/self / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/PoitevinCrew.shtml

John M Madison: Gallery (2 items)

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37981) nicknamed "Pleasure Bent" of the 487th Bomb Group in flight over countryside.

Object number: FRE 2066 - B-17G 43-37981 'Pleasure Bent' of the 838th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 14923 - Technical Sergeant John Maurice Madison, Army...