Joseph Linyer Bedsole Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-12898.jpeg UPL 12898 Joseph Linyer Bedsole Jr., Pilot, 545th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. KIA 13 April 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 12898 - Joseph Linyer Bedsole Jr., Pilot, 545th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. KIA 13 April 1944.

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31433 'Rum Pot'. Killed in Action (KIA). Did not have parachute on, said he would never become Prisoner of War (POW). Last man to bail out saw him sitting in co-pilot seat.



DFC; Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681514
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rum Pot II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 13 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Mobile, AL, USA 30 March 1942

Based

Grafton Underwood 12 April 1944

Other

Killed in Action

Germany 13 April 1944
Mobile, AL, USA

Born

Alabama, USA

Buried

Plot E Row 8 Grave 12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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384thbombgroup.com

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ContributorLucy May
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Combined two entries for Joseph L Bedsole. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 3867 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=…

ABMC record: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3867

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