John M Buston
MilitaryAssigned to 365FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) combat mission to Argentan in P-47D 42-25847. Hit by flak, engine afire, baled out. Evaded capture (EVD) 26-Jul-44. MACR 8576.
Escaped capture by hiding in a wooded area and receiving help from French farmers, and a young Belgium boy.
Awards: DFC, AM(13OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 358th Fighter Group 365th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tazewell, VA, USA | 24 June 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Charleston, WV, USA | 7 April 1942 | |
Other Baled out / evaded (EVD) |
61200 Argentan, France | 26 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) combat mission to Argentan in P-47D 42-25847. Hit by flak, engine afire, baled out. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 8576. |
Died |
29 June 1990 | ||
Based |
High Halden | Assigned to 365FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Other Pilot training |
East St Louis, IL, USA | Flight school - Parks Air College, East St Louis, Illinois. | |
Other Pilot training |
1601 W Fox Dr, Enid, OK 73703, USA | Initial Flight Training - Enid, Oklahoma. | |
Other Pilot training |
Lake Charles, LA, USA | Basic Flight Training - Lake Charles, Louisiana. | |
Other Pilot training |
Air Base Rd, Goliad, TX 77963, USA | Advanced Flight Training - Aloe AFB, Victoria, Texas, commissioned in February, 1943. |
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