Clinton DeWitt Burdick
Military
USAAF photo
Object Number - UPL 40390 - Capt Clinton DeWitt Burdick 361FS, 356FG about to step aboard P-51D 44-15341 'Do Do'.
Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew P-47's & P-51's on 53 x combat missions for 237 x combat hours. Credited 6.5 destroyed [Air], 2 x destroyed [Ground]. Ace and son of a WWI Ace.
Awards: DFC, AM (8OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Do Do
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
26 July 1924 | ||
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Enlisted |
21 October 1942 | ||
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Based |
27 October 1944 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Ground] |
25 November 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Zwickau airfield. 25-Nov-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
5 December 1944 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed Berlin Area 5-Dec-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [2] Damaged [2] |
14 January 1945 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed, 2 x Fw190 damaged. Dummer Lake. 14-Jan-45. | |
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Other Promoted |
3 February 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
17 February 2013 | ||
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Other End of War |
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Other Pilot training |
Flight training Initial - Class of 44-C. Atlantic City, NJ. | ||
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Other Pilot training |
Flight training Basic - Class of 44-C. Fort Worth, TX. | ||
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Other Pilot training |
12 March 1944 | Flight training Advanced - Class of 44-C. Foster Field, Texas. | |
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Other Discharged |
Honourably discharged USA. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self; Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller
