Richard Dale Creighton
Military
Pilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944. Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FS album.
Object Number - UPL 61248 - 2Lt Richard D. Creighton 434th FS 479th FG 1944
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Retired as a Captain from the Barberton, Ohio, Fire Department in 1962.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kraut Knocker Super Wabbit
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marietta, OH 45750, USA | 14 August 1921 | Son of Hal P and Viola [Smith] Creighton. |
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Enlisted |
Huntington, WV, USA | 25 August 1942 | Huntington West Virginia |
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Based |
Wattisham | 23 September 1944 | Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A destroyed |
Germany | 25 December 1944 | E/A destroyed Germany 25-Dec-44. |
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Other E/A destroyed |
Bonn, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Fw190 destroyed 20 miles SW Bonn, Germany 9-Feb-45. |
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Other Crashed |
Beaumont, CA, USA | 20 January 1948 | Mech Failure 3.5 Miles SW Beaumont, CA Cat 2 Richard D Creighton, 20-Jan-48. P-80B 45-8688 - 71FS 1FG |
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Died |
Arizona, USA | 11 November 2015 | |
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Born |
Wood County, WV, USA | ||
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Other Promotion |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7 7JY, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Revisions
Pilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944. Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FG album.
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