Paul Clifton Burnett

Military
media-47713.jpeg UPL 47713 Alleged to be Chief Sly II 42-5139 of
91st BG. VIII BC

... that is Lt, Bartons crew the crew called Chief Sly and Sgt Marshall B Haugen is top left Sgt Haugen and I went to radio school and gunnery school tgether and this is the 322nd Bomb Squadron

Bruce D. Barton, Pilot (leaning with elbow on the plane.
Sitting in the door of the Jeep - Lester B. Snook, Waist Gunner

Object Number - UPL 47713 - Alleged to be Chief Sly II 42-5139 of 91st BG. VIII BC ... that is Lt, Bartons crew the crew called Chief Sly and Sgt Marshall B Haugen is top...

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landed in B-17 41-24439 'Chief Sky' while serving as Co-Pilot on return from target Romilly-sur-Seine, France. 20-Dec-42. Crew escaped injury in landing; however, Burnett was injured in a battle with fighters on the return.



Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14049756 / O-437941
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chief Sly
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 September 1918

Enlisted

Dallas, TX 10 November 1941 Dallas, Texas

Died

18 February 2005

Buried

Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery Auburn, Lee County, AL 21 February 2005 Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery Auburn, Lee County, Alabama

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.
Marshall, TX

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 6-Dec-2014. Added crew position to biography, dates in Military-style signification all per "Lossed of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Sran Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop and Hey p. 55, Plane Names and Fancy Noses : The 91st BG by Bowden pp.49-51 pictures and accident account

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