Henry Bosworth Darling Jr

Military

Assigned to HQ Sqn, 474FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) sweep to Dusseldorf in P-38 44-23573 shot down in melee with Fw190's Koln, Germany 13-Oct-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9540.



Awards: AM (15 OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Philbert 3
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Middlesex County, MA 19 October 1916

Enlisted

Fort Devens, MA 13 January 1942 Fort Devens, Massachusetts

Other

Shot down

Koln, Germany 13 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) sweep to Dusseldorf in P-38 44-23573 shot down in melee with Fw190's Koln, Germany 13-Oct-44. POW MACR 9540

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 13 October 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

Palo Alto, CA 10 March 1988

Based

Péronne 13 October 1944 Assigned to HQ Sqn, 474FG, 9AF USAAF.
Augusta, GA

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VA

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