Phillip G Buffinton
Military
Back row L-R: Paul Freeman (bombardier), Theodore Thoma (co-pilot), Philip Buffinton (pilot) & Henry T. Clark (navigator).
Front row L-R: Bernard Heinsler (gunner), Michael Koury (gunner), Palazzola (radio operator), John Mangels (gunner), ? Young (crew chief).
Change posted by Frank F. Clark of Grand Rapids, Michigan. i am Henry's eldest son. The last B-24 they flew had a baby pained on the side in honor of my birth while Henry was over there. Henry is now deceased. I have all his military records and his two awards.
Object Number - UPL 13249 - The Phil Buffington 'Lead crew', 328th & 329th Bomb Squadrons, 93rd Bomb Group, Hardwick, March 1945. Back row L-R: Paul Freeman (bombardier),...
Philip Buffinton served as a pilot with the 93rd Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Hardwick, England.
Buffinton's memoir detailing his time in service is held by the 2nd Division Memorial Archive. See: http://www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/ImageBrowser?catNum=mc_376-044#…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bloomington, Illinois |
Revisions
Corrected spelling of surname from 'Buffington' to 'Buffinton' following correspondence with Philip Buffinton's daughter, Nancy Buffinton-Kelm.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
