Warren Stephen Blodgett

Military
media-24664.jpeg UPL 24664 1st Lt Warren S Blodgett 84FS, 78FG, 8AF.

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Object Number - UPL 24664 - 1st Lt Warren S Blodgett 84FS, 78FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post War: Remained in the USAF having a distinguished career as a fighter pilot for 27 years. Retiring from the service he then had a 15 year career as a corporate pilot before retiring to Montgomery as a gentleman farmer in 1984. Unsurprisingly flying as well as, trout fishing, deer hunting, reading and studying WWII history were all passions of his, things that he excelled at.

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Units served with

Aircraft

Two airborne P-51 Mustangs of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. The nearest aircraft (WZ-X, serial no. 44-72099) was known as "Little Chic" and the far aircraft (WZ-H, serial no. 44-15731) was known as "Mischievous Nell". 1944-1945.

44-72099

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Chic
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

12 January 1924 Son of Dean and Amy [Goodspeed] Blodget.

Enlisted

17 November 1942

Based

10 November 1944 Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

20 February 1950 Landing Accident due to Engine Failure RCAF Whitehorse Yukon Cat 3 damage 1Lt Warren S Blodgett, 20-Feb-50. RF-80A 45-8410 - 161TRS 14AF.

Other

Crashed

6 April 1953 Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure Dow AFB, Maine Cat 3 damage 1Lt Warren S Blodgett, 6-Apr-53. F-86F 51-13141 - 49FIS EADF.

Other

Crashed

20 January 1954 Stall or Spin Limestone AFB, Maine Cat 3 damage 1Lt Warren S Blodgett, 20-Jan-54. T-33A 51-8763 - 49FIS EADF.

Died

27 August 2014

Born

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

Completed Tour Duty (ETD).

Buried

Hill West Cemetery Montgomery Franklin County Vermont USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.fold3.com/page/83416021_warren_s%20blodgett/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135080898

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Contributorjrugman
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Duplicate account on the site

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster on page 135 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry

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Object number: UPL 24664 - 1st Lt Warren S Blodgett 84FS, 78FG, 8AF.