David H Courtney
Military1st Lt David H Courtney, 1st Lt Neil B Weatheral, Major Clayton L Peterson, 1st Lt Robert Jones, Capt Carl E Breathwit, 1st Lt Alfred E Carr Jr.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A13840-55545AC.
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Arkansas, USA | 26 November 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Smith, AR, USA | 23 June 1942 | Camp Chaffee Fort Smith, AR |
Other Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 9 August 1944 | Landing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 5 damage Lt David H Courtney, 9-Aug-44. P-51C 42-102998 - 555FTS 496FTG 8AF |
Based |
Wormingford | 17 August 1944 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK | 15 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Died |
Newhall, Santa Clarita, CA 91321, USA | 26 March 2006 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Pulaski County, AR, USA | |||
Buried |
Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary, 23287 North Sierra Hwy, Newhall, CA 91321, United States | Eternal Valley Memorial Park Newhall, Los Angeles County, CA |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster