John Alton Lord

Military
John Lord UPL 61436 UPL 61436 T/Sgt John A. Lord

USAAF Photo

John Alton Lord

Object Number - UPL 61436 - T/Sgt John A. Lord

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 35. 29 x missions. ETD

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31512

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-31603

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

42-39953

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dutch Cleaner aka Flying Coffin aka Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mount Clemens, Michigan 10 July 1922 Born Mount Clemens, Michigan

Enlisted

Camp Blanding, Florida 19 October 1942 Enlisted Camp Blanding, Florida

Other

Discharged

1 October 1945

Enlisted

22 July 1959 Re-Enlisted

Other

Discharged

8 July 1963 22 Jul 1959 Release Date 8 Jul 1963

Died

7 December 1990

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/607590065

https://www.fold3.com/record/84010233/john-a-lord-wwii-army-enlistment-…

https://www.fold3.com/record/528079624/john-lord-1922-veterans-affairs-…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Lord%2C+John+A

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John Lord

Object number: UPL 61436 - T/Sgt John A. Lord