Eldred Howell Helton
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Galvan crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 41-28913; shot down by Fw190. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10652
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bellwood, WV | 3 June 1923 | Son of Ralph J and Mary A Helton. |
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Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL | 21 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
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Other Forced landing POW |
Roznava, Hungary | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 41-28913; shot down by Fw190. POW MACR 10652 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 17 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
23 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
27 March 1981 | ||
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Buried |
Raeford Cemetery Raeford, Hoke County, NC | Raeford Cemetery Raeford, Hoke County, NC | |
| Timberland, NC | |||
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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