Joseph Linyer Bedsole Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR384thbombgroup.com
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31433 'Rum Pot'. Killed in Action (KIA). Did not have parachute on, said he would never become Prisoner of War (POW). Last man to bail out saw him sitting in co-pilot seat.
DFC; Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681514
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rum Pot II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Mobile, AL, USA | 30 March 1942 | |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 12 April 1944 | |
Other Killed in Action |
Germany | 13 April 1944 | |
Mobile, AL, USA | |||
Born |
Alabama, USA | ||
Buried |
Plot E Row 8 Grave 12 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Combined two entries for Joseph L Bedsole. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 3867 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=…
ABMC record: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3867