Malcolm Clay Dalton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 51800 - S/Sgt Malcolm Clay Dalton, 389BG
Assigned to 564BS, 839BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 157.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666292
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Richland County, Wisconsin, USA | 18 March 1922 | Son of Henry Clay and Kathleen Winifred [Sale] Dalton. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 10 September 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Ole Kickapoo' 42-40753 |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, NE | Re-Interred Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska | |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 564BS, 839BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Description" for the Died event to aid clarity & consistency.
Added events (Born & Burial) per info on Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 22895319.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 157
