MacChesney Desmond
Military
Object Number - UPL 26646 - Captain John E Fletcher and lead crew on bombing mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany, in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8137. 427th Bomb...
Awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained bomber combat operations over Germany and German-occupied countries. LT. Desmond was from Simsbury, CT.
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), 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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755312
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Simsbury, CT | 5 October 1919 | Son of Thomas Henry and Olive Antoinette [Eddy] Desmond. |
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Enlisted |
17 June 1942 | Springfield, Massachusetts | |
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Died |
Hartford, CT | 8 February 2001 | |
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Buried |
West Meadow Cemetery, Newington, Hartford County, CT | 11 February 2001 | West Meadow Cemetery Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
General Order 324 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 12 September 1944
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
