Leighton Maddux Read
Military
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Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a Dodge weapons carrier (WC51 or WC52) at Debden air base. P-47 41-6233 is in the background of the shot.
Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, THUNDERBOLT MISSION. Associated Press photo shows:- Pilots at a U.S. Eighth Air Force station in England are taken by truck from the Dispersal room to their waiting P-47's (Thunderbolts) at the start of a sortie over enemy territory. L-R: Lt. Burt Wyman, Englewood, N.J. ; Lt. Leighton Read, Hillsboro, W.V.; F/O Glen Fiedler, Frederickburg, Tex. AKP/LFS 261022 . 41043bi.' [ caption].' Passed for publication ....1943'. [stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection
Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, THUNDERBOLT MISSION. Associated Press photo shows:- Pilots at a U.S. Eighth Air Force station in England are taken by truck from the Dispersal room to their waiting P-47's (Thunderbolts) at the start of a sortie over enemy territory. L-R: Lt. Burt Wyman, Englewood, N.J. ; Lt. Leighton Read, Hillsboro, W.V.; F/O Glen Fiedler, Frederickburg, Tex. AKP/LFS 261022 . 41043bi.' [ caption].' Passed for publication ....1943'. [stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection
Vehicle identified on Twitter by user @ww2ghostsigns:
https://twitter.com/OpWALBEA/status/971065799225036801
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (2OLC), PH, 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 26 June 1916 | Son of John G and Marion Maddux. |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 May 1943 - 16 February 1945 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 23 May 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 16 February 1945 | |
Died |
Hillsboro, TX 76645, USA | 21 May 1967 | |
Buried |
Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro Hill County TX | 25 May 1967 | Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro Hill County Texas, USA. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Transferred |
Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Hillsboro, TX 76645, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Brought in source from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
ContributorAl_Skiff
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