Peter Anthony Caulfield
MilitaryAssigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Middlesex County, MA, USA | 3 November 1918 | Son of Margaret Caulfield. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 22 August 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Duxford | 14 January 1944 - 6 September 1944 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Duxford | 6 September 1944 - 26 May 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | 1 November 1944 | Promoted to Major. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 26 May 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
| Woburn, MA, USA | |||
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Died |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Winchester, Middlesex County, MA | Calvary Cemetery Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133