Shannon, Joseph Lewis, Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1964-1972, 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Service Years
1939 - 1972
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Alabama
Alabama
Year of Birth
1921
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Coal Valley, Alabama
Last Address
Birmingham, Alabama
Date of Passing
Jan 05, 2010
 
Location of Interment
Elmwood Cemetery - Birmingham, Alabama

 Official Badges 

Air Force Commander US Air Force Honorable Discharge US Army Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He flew 70 combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater and another 32 combat missions in the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII and was credited with damaging 1 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and destroying 3 more on the ground.  He also flew in the Bay of Pigs invasion operation in Cuba in Apr 1961.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=965
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48226671
http://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_2nd_weather_recon_sq.html
http://www.8thafhs.org/fighter/82fg.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82d_Operations_Group

   

  1942-1944, AAF MOS 1056, 82nd Fighter Group

Second Lieutenant
From Month/Year
November / 1942
To Month/Year
September / 1944
Unit
82nd Fighter Group Unit Page
Rank
Second Lieutenant
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1056-Pilot, Two-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City
No. Ireland, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy
State/Country
Not Specified
   
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 82nd Fighter Group Details

82nd Fighter Group
Type
Fighter
 
Parent Unit
Fighter Units
Strength
Group
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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18 Members Also There at Same Time
82nd Fighter Group

Muse, Hugh Monroe, Maj, (1940-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Major
Osher, Ernest Kermit, Col, (1941-1970) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Major
Adams, Charles E., Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Captain
Hamric, Alex Kirkland, 1st Lt, (1940-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1056 First Lieutenant
Sloan, William Judson, Lt Col, (1939-1963) A23 AAF MOS 1056 First Lieutenant
Ackalusky, William R., 2nd Lt, (1942-1943) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Second Lieutenant
Griffin, John R.C., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Second Lieutenant
Kinsey, Claude Ross, Lt Col, (1940-1965) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Second Lieutenant
O'Callaghan, Martin F., 2nd Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1056 Second Lieutenant
Andersen, Leslie Ernest, Col, (1942-1972) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Spence, Homer A., 1st Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1051 First Lieutenant
Carpenter, Leslie, M., Maj, (1941-1962) A23 AAF MOS 1051 Second Lieutenant
Truesdale, Francis Carlton, Capt, (1942-1943) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Walker, John Greenaway, Col, (1941-1967) A08 First Lieutenant
Waters, Edward Trebell, Capt, (1941-1945) First Lieutenant
Bentzlin, Conrad Frank, 2nd Lt, (1941-1943) Second Lieutenant
Isaacson, Clayton M., Brig Gen, (1941-1970) Second Lieutenant
Karam, George E, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) Second Lieutenant

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