David Louis Born
Military
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UPL 55198
Left side of P-51 44-14393 L2-Y
Provided to me by Lt David Born and family
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW).
Awards: AM (8 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Flat Top Jr Just Born
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY | 11 December 1922 | Son of Henry Andrew and Theresa [Harlfinger] Born. |
Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 24 November 1942 | Syracuse, New York |
Based |
Wattisham | 28 October 1944 | Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, 6001 E Molloy Rd, Syracuse, NY 13211, USA | 7 April 1954 | Landing Accident Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY Cat 2 damage 1Lt David L Born, 7-Apr-54. T-6D 42-85546 - 138FIS 107FIG ANG |
Died |
Utica, NY | 29 November 2018 | |
Other End of War |
Europe | ||
Other Promotion |
JHC Flying Station Wattisham, 11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Buried |
Mount Olivet CemeteryWhitesboro, Oneida County, NY | Mount Olivet Cemetery Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York |
Revisions
Contributorsmcchrystal
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Sources
Pilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944 (UPL 41845). Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FG album.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479
ContributorAl_Skiff
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