Harold K Falkenbach
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12257-A66808AC.
Object Number - UPL 29448 - Pilot Lt Walter E Bullers and ground crew beside the North American P-51 Mustang 'Bud's Comet' of the 20th Fighter Group In England. The group...
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33757359 / O-821452
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bud's Comet Corky
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Joseph, Missouri | 21 March 1919 | Son of Rudolph and Josephine Falkenbach. |
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Enlisted |
1 August 1942 | ||
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Other Released USAAF |
12 October 1945 | Honourably discharged | |
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Died |
St Joseph, MO, USA | 23 December 1987 | |
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Based |
Wittering | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
St Joseph, MO, USA | Saint Joseph Memorial Park Saint Joseph Buchanan County Missouri, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition