Earl J King

Military
media-14077.jpeg UPL 14077 T/Sgt Earl J. King

Gary Moncur
303rd BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 14077 - T/Sgt Earl J. King

Was a member of Sheets Crew for 22 missions and also flew 7 other missions with different pilots



Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters/DFC/EAME Ribbon

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Captain Albert W. Dieffenback, a bombardier of the 303rd Bomb Group, admires Bugs Bunny painted onto the nose of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 9 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '14. Captain Albert W. Dieffenbach, of Garrett Park, Md., and the bomber in which he flies as group bombardier.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: S For Sugar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description:
  • Date: 2 June 1944
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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jacksonburg, West Virginia 7 February 1922

Buried

Minneapolis 17 October 2014 Lakewood cemetery Obituary 15th October 2014 Military honors provided by Firestone Post 3383 after ceremony.

Died

Minneapolis

Revisions

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Sources

Aircraft added; information obtained via crew photo on 303rd official website. http://www.303rdbg.com/427sheets.html

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son

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