Eugene T Pinney

Military

Trained Pyote Texas. Assigned to 96th BG August 1944. Flew 14 missions when wounded on mission to Munster ending my flying days. My crew (Martin Clayman) went on to finish 35 missions. On 29 Nov 1944, Clayman was flying a damaged plane



Purple Heart/ Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Clusters

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Born

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 15 December 1922

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added connection to Pyote AAF

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; Snetterton Falcons, pg 194, 206