Russell Lee Burgher
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09046-3A09046
Object Number - UPL 29470 - "Just before he pulls out of his revetment for a combat mission over Germany, 1st Lt. Russell L. Burgher of Columbus, Ohio, a North American P-51...
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Covington, OH | 5 May 1924 | Son of Asa E and Ada H Burgher. |
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Enlisted |
Columbus, OH, USA | 10 December 1942 | Columbus, Ohio |
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Based |
Duxford | 26 June 1944 - 1 April 1945 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | 10 September 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 1 April 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Jackson, TN, USA | 25 July 2006 | |
| Columbus, OH, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133
ContributorAl_Skiff
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