Estel Carson Alcorn
Military
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UPL 17889
376th Fighter Squadron Pilots' Room. Card game with Maj. Roy B. Caviness Sqdn Commander (standing at the back). The game included Lt. Estel C. Alcorn, Lt. Clarence E. Sullivan, Lt. William D. Butler, Lt. John D. Duncan, Lt. Jimmie C. Wright, Capt. Roswell Freedman, Capt. James B. Cheney and Capt. James Hall.
Museum object reference no. BAM_0026 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Museum object reference no. BAM_0026 Bottisham Airfield Museum
Associated people by names given in caption
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 496FTG 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ionia, KS 66949, USA | 1 July 1921 | Son of Carson A and Laura Myrtle [Bell] Alcorn. |
Enlisted |
Omaha, NE, USA | 17 April 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Maverick County Memorial International Airport (EGP), 1514 Maverick Industrial Blvd, Eagle Pass, TX 78852, USA | 31 March 1943 | Landing Accident Eagle Pass AAF, Texas Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Estel C Alcorn, 31-Mar-43. AT-6C 41-36210 - 828 SEFTS AAFAFS (Se) |
Other Crashed |
Millville, NJ 08332, USA | 21 August 1943 | Take Off Accident due to Mechanical Failure Millville AAF, NJ Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Estel C Alcorn, 21-Aug-43. P-47D 42-8033 - 376FS 361FG |
Other Promotion |
10 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Transferred |
6 September 1944 | Transferred to 496FTG 8AF USAAF. | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | ||
Died |
Lincoln, NE, USA | ||
Buried |
Lincoln, NE, USA |
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