Russell William Bebout
Military
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Object Number - UPL 29297 - 1Lt Russ Bebout 79th FS 20th FG
Flight leader 79th FS 20th FG Feb. 1944 thru Sept. 1944.
3 air kills (FW-190s) 285 combat hours.
496th FTG Sept. 1944 thru Nov. 1944
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 x battle stars), American Campaign and Defense Medals.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Betsy
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Betsy Kitty and Bunny
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Breckenridge, TX | 30 June 1921 | Son of Russell Vernon and Mattie [Huggins] Bebout. |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 7 April 1942 | Dallas, Texas |
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Based Transferred |
Halesworth | 6 February 1943 - 9 February 1944 | Assigned to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 9 February 1944 - 6 September 1944 | Transferred to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 13 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
RAF Coltishall, Norwich NR10, UK | 19 May 1944 | Landing Accident RAF Coltishall Cat 4 damage Lt Russell W Bebout, 19-May-44. P-38J 42-67967 - 79FS 20FG 8AF |
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Other E/A Destroyed x 2 |
Ulm, Germany | 9 August 1944 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed Ulm, Germany. 9-Aug-44. |
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Other Transferred |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 6 September 1944 | Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Yuma International Airport, 2191 E 32nd St, Yuma, AZ 85365, USA | 6 February 1945 | Landing Accident Yuma AAF AZ Cat BL damage Lt Russell W Bebout, 6-Feb-45 P-39Q 44-2354 C-2 |
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Died |
Texas, USA | ||
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Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth Tarrant County TX | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth Tarrant County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
