Harold Herman Strickland
MilitaryL-R: Maj Carroll W McColpin, Lt John I Brown, Capt Reade Tilley, Maj William J Dailey Jr, Capt John J McCloskey, Lt Dale Taylor, Lt A L Haynes, Capt Harold Strickland, Lt Bradford W Boyar, Capt Sam A Mauriello, Lt George L Strauss and Lt Fred Cullen Smith.
Failed check ride in Curtiss Jenny and washed out of AAC flying program 3-1925, approached British embassy to fly for RAF 1940, contacted Knight committee 1940, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, joined RAF June 1941 at 37 yrs old, assigned to 133 Eagle Sqn RAF, transferred to 71 Sqn Eagle Sqn RAF, transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 14-9-42, returned to the US to attend the USAAF Air Intelligence School 1943, joined the Reserves working as an intel research officer with the Air Force 1946, joined the Defense Intelligence Agency and retired from there in 1965.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Missions
- Date: 19 August 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisiana, USA | 1 August 1903 | Louisiana, USA. |
Other E/A Damaged |
Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 | 1st sortie of Dieppe Raid bagged a Fw190 damaged. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 September 1942 | Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 14-9-42. |
Died |
Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA | 25 May 1981 | Died of heart attack, Georgetown University Hospital 25-5-1981. |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery. | ||
Other Grew up |
California, USA | Raised in CA, USA. | |
Washington, DC, USA | 25 May 1981 | ||
Other Washed out Army Air Corp |
United States | Failed check ride in Curtiss Jenny and washed out of AAC flying program. 3-1925. | |
Other Knight committee via UK embassy |
Washington, DC, USA | Approached British embassy to fly for RAF 1940. Directed to Knight committee. | |
Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. Norwegian ship SS Olaf, eleven day crossing alone no convoy. | |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. June 1941 at 37 yrs old. | |
Other Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | Assigned to 133 Eagle Sqn RAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 13 September 1942 | Transferred to 71 Sqn Eagle Sqn RAF as casualty replacement. |
Other Returned Stateside |
Returned to the US to attend the USAAF Air Intelligence School 1943. | ||
Other Joined USAAF Reserves |
United States | Joined the Reserves working as an intel research officer with the Air Force. | |
Other Joined DIA |
Joined the Defense Intelligence Agency and retired from there in 1965. |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3651
https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/archive/local/1981/05/28/harold-stric…
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3651
http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/archive/local/1981/05/28/harold-strick…
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3651
http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/archive/local/1981/05/28/harold-strick…