William Gerald Burlingame

Military
media-29516.jpeg UPL 29516 Lt. William G Burlingame. 358th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106452 YF-W "Buzz Boy / Miss Heck". Bill seen here posing for the normal "publicity" shot with Capt. James H Upchurch's P-47D 42-8443 YF-K "Miss Clean Sweep".

Object Number - UPL 29516 - Lt. William G Burlingame. 358th Fighter Squadron. P-51B 42-106452 YF-W "Buzz Boy / Miss Heck". Bill seen here posing for the normal "publicity" shot...

Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medal.



Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean and Vietnam wars rising to rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Buzz Boy / Miss Heck
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muskingum County, OH, USA 31 October 1923 Son of Hubert S and Grace E Burlingame.

Enlisted

546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215, USA 21 October 1942 Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio

Based

Steeple Morden 5 January 1944 - 2 September 1944 Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK 25 March 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 2 September 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Honolulu, HI, USA 19 February 2008
Zanesville, OH 43701, USA

Buried

Honolulu, HI, USA National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu Honolulu County Hawaii, USA

Revisions

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Sources

1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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