Ernest R Skilton
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Shot down during an engagement with over 30 enemy aircraft. Not seen to go down. Lt Skilton KIA. 16-Mar-44. MACR 3380.
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 15 November 1921 | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 January 1944 - 16 March 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 March 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Gussenstadt, 89547 Gerstetten, Germany | 16 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Shot down during an engagement with over 30 enemy aircraft. Not seen to go down. Lt Skilton KIA. 16-Mar-44. MACR 3380. |
Hollywood, California, USA | |||
Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3380 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html