Joseph Rodman Britton
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-2073028
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator, Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33688834
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ohio | 26 December 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Crook, NE | 15 December 1942 | Fort Crook Nebraska |
Died |
29 May 2010 | ||
Other |
Hospitalised with non battle fracture. | ||
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, NE | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…