Bill Burette Tipton
Military
Rear L-R: David Fackler, Wallace Paton, Paul Hogan, George Nance.
Front L-R: Harold McIntyre, Ray Brewer, Bert Prendergast, Jerome Schlottmann, Wilbert Pohlman , Bill Tipton.
Object Number - UPL 51052 - "Lt. Fackler and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 'Knockout Dropper'. England, 1 April 1944." Rear L-R: David Fackler, Wallace...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Fackler crew. Completed 11 missions on 19-May-44. Waist position deleted, no further missions flown.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32327884 / O-805799
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Knock-out Dropper
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
20 May 1924 | Henry Noel and Phebe LaRue [Bellamy] Tipton. | |
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Died |
Orange, TX | 13 April 2003 | |
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Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX | 16 April 2003 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/32144913
https://www.fold3.com/image/625790159
https://www.fold3.com/record/61596789/bill-b-tipton-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/714780945/tipton-bill-burette-us-veterans-…
http://www.303rdbg.com/359fackler.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63160420/bill-burette-tipton
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T