Joseph W Blanton

Military
media-39917.jpeg UPL 39917 B-17 42-5829 'Flying Jenny' 525BS, 379BG - Lt Hoveland crew.

Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E Johnston.

Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Tech Sgt Stan Williams, Unkn, Unkn.

Added Tech Sgt Stan Williams to Flying Jenny Crew Photograph.

Object Number - UPL 39917 - B-17 42-5829 'Flying Jenny' 525BS, 379BG - Lt Hoveland crew. Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E...

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Liege, Belgium. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Baled out, "Rather was thrown out of A/C by ships motion" luckily with his parachute. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1361



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19059415 / O-731871
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gay Cabelleros
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sons of Satan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stump Jumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Better Half aka Flying Jenny
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

30 July 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb.

Other

Baled out POW

30 July 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Liege, Belgium. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1361

Born

Son of Emory Pearl and Minnie Blanton.

Based

30 July 1943 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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