Joseph W Lewis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21748.jpeg UPL 21748 Joseph W Lewis - West Branch, 390th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21748 - Joseph W Lewis - West Branch, 390th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) near Goerne in B-17 'Good Old Yank' 42-102673

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (FC-L, serial number 42-102673) of the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 14 July 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 14 July 44 - (1874) - W.P.U. Battle Damage B-17G - 42-102673 - Manston, R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390th Bomb Group, 13th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Division, FS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Preferred Risk, Good Old Yank
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ill Get By
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 14 January 1945

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Buried

Iowa

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11724 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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