Burton C McDuffie
Military
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FRE 5133
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Shot down by enemy aircraft and ditched on 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5883 'Weary Wiley'. Returned to base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792589
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Weary Willie | No Name Jive | Old Puss II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisiana, USA | 6 October 1917 | |
Died |
Louisiana, USA | 2 February 1970 | Burial: Plain Dealing Cemetery Plain Dealing Bossier Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Section L Lot 83 |
Other Assigned |
Wendover, UT 84083, USA | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group as Barton C. McDuffie on Gowen Field Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Thomas Jefferson Estes Crew. 25 Combat Missions. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190