Porter Richard Ham

Military
media-37558.jpeg UPL 37558 "Crew 15 of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 4 September 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt George R Lewis, 1Lt William W Strong, 1Lt Russell R Lockhart, 2Lt Porter R Ham, S/Sgt Otto M Schlaegel.

Front L-R: S/Sgt Charles E Pyles, S/Sgt Lawrence C Millions, S/Sgt Lloyd J Null, 2Lt Robert L Grilley.

Object Number - UPL 37558 - "Crew 15 of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 4 September...

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19085675 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweat er Out
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pulaski, VA 15 February 1923 Son of Eugene P Ham.

Enlisted

Roanoke, VA 20 August 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF

18 September 1945 Honorable discharge.

Died

Memphis, TN 29 June 2006

Buried

West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Memphis, TN West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Memphis, TN Section O, Site 8851

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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