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Brig Gen Jesse Auton of the 65th Fighter Wing at the celebration of the freedom of Saffron-Walden Essex England.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A07855-B60475AC.
Connections
Units
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65th Fighter Wing
Wing
Browse 65th Fighter Wing photographs and other documents in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library digital archive here: www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/51
People
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Jesse Auton
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding General
Deployed to ETO with 65th Fighter Wing, 8AF USAAF. 12 combat missions. Killed in a plane crash at Offutt AFB, Omaha, 20-Mar-52, while returning on a flight from California. ...
Locations
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Saffron Walden
Military site : non-airfield
Headquarters 65th Fighter Wing. Exact location unknown.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 June 2017 16:40:28 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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