Robert A Baughman
Military
Object Number - UPL 22428 - Line up of pilots of 61st Fighter Squadron. Appears to be taken about July- August 1944 from the full D-Day stripes on the P-47's wings. Lt William R...
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to the rank of Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Beautiful Bettie
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Texas, USA | 21 March 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 6 January 1942 | |
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Based |
Boxted | 2 June 1944 - 19 April 1945 | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 6 March 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 19 April 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Tarrant County, TX, USA | 21 November 1977 | |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Buried |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth Tarrant County Texas, USA. | |
| Fort Worth, TX, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
