Lynn Harris Hosford Jr

Military
media-48684.jpeg UPL 48684 P-47 42-76351 Margaret's Mace, 82FS, 78FG, Lynn H. Hosford Jr perched on the cockpit.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 48684 - P-47 42-76351 Margaret's Mace, 82FS, 78FG, Lynn H. Hosford Jr perched on the cockpit.

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-75591

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lady Yvonne
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

42-76351

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Margaret's Mace
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

1 January 1922 Son of Lynn H Hosford Sr.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 6 August 1942 Cleveland, Ohio

Died

27 April 2017

Buried

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ 30 April 2017 National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Based

Duxford Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28617741
https://www.fold3.com/image/682010609
https://www.fold3.com/image/312802596
https://www.fold3.com/record/84216653/lynn-h-hosford-jr-wwii-army-enlis…
http://p47pilots.com/P47-Pilots.cfm?c=incP47BiographyHome.cfm&vm=BIO&pi….
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185019890/lynn-h.-hosford

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Peter Randall at http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 ;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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