Troy L Eggleston
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 19021
Pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford in the summer of 1944, outside what is now Duxford’s Battle of Britain exhibition. From left to right, Troy Eggleston, Roland Wolfe, Winfield Brown and Larry Nelson. Eggleston was killed later that year.
IWM Photo HU 319371 IWM collections
IWM Photo HU 319371 IWM collections
IWM Photo.
Crashed near Diephoiz in P-47 #42-27297, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
- Nationality: British
- Unit: 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Other
- Role/Job: Mascot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
26 November 1944 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
26 November 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10544 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list