Vaden Stein Pitts
Military
Object Number - UPL 82583 - F/O Vaden S. Pitts
Volunteered for the Army Air Force during WWII. He was a member of the 750th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group and flew 33 missions over Europe from 14-Jan-45 to 17-Apr-45.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
18 October 1924 | BornMontrose, Virginia | |
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Enlisted |
13 November 1942 | EnlistedRichmond, Virginia | |
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
16 January 2021 | DiedPort Saint Lucie, Florida | |
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Buried |
19 January 2021 | InterredCurrioman Baptist Church CemeteryChiltons, Virginia | |
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Buried |
19 April 2024 | Re-InterredArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Pnames.html
