Eno Compton Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 23958 - Eno Compton, Jr. - Pilot
Killed in Service (KIS) on 8 Feb 1944 when his B-17G #42-39977 'Hard to Get' crashed near Morley St Peter, Norfolk after takeoff during formup for a mission to Frankfurt-am-Main.
His wife was pregnant at the time. Three and a half months after his death, his son, Eno Compton III was born in New York. Eno III was raised by his mother Georgette and eventually became a pilot himself.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard To Get
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
Morley Hall Farm, Wymondham | 8 February 1944 | |
|
Born |
New York State | ||
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Buried |
Plot A, Row 3, Grave 7 |
Revisions
Eno Compton Jr - photograph in possession of Eno's widow Georgette Kenyon Compton Bolling
Source for info on Eno III drawn from blog posting by Eno Jr's grandson (?)
http://www.rosstreleven.com/blog/2016/5/23/eno-compton-jr
ABMC, Roll of Honor, Missing Planes of the 452nd BG by Hinrichs p. 4, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
