James Edward Glover III

Military
media-53235.jpeg UPL 53235 Captain James E. Glover III

Files of Lucy Glover, daughter of Captain James E. Glover III

Object Number - UPL 53235 - Captain James E. Glover III

Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Final mission in B-17 42-97767

resulted in a forced landing, Lt Glover sustained a broken back and was in a body cast for three months to recover.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Brigadier-General Frank Alton Armstrong Jr. during a visit to the 305th Bomb Group Official caption on image: "(GPR-83-9305) (18-6-43) (Brig. Gen. Armstrong..."
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-755564
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Amarillo, TX 15 December 1921 Son of James Edward Jr and Hazel May [Ward] Glover.

Other

Hospitalised

11 September 1944 Hospitalised with broken back and was in a body cast for three months to recover.

Died

Temple, TX 28 January 2002
Tyler, TX

Buried

Calvary Cemetery Marlin, Falls County, TX Calvary Cemetery Marlin, Falls County, Texas

Based

Podington 11 September 1944 Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

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