Richard Thomas Witton
MilitaryAssigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in 42-52298 'Choo Choo Baby' 8-May-44; downed by enemy fighters. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4596
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME
Connections
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686185
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808960
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35562331
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38379201
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12185308
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Martins Ferry, Ohio | 26 July 1920 | Son of Thomas Joseph and Mary Adelaide [Nay] Witton. |
Enlisted |
Wheeling, WV | 8 April 1942 | Wheeling, West Virginia |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 8 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Baled out POW |
Vinity Ovelgonne, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in 42-52298 'Choo Choo Baby' 8-May-44; downed by enemy fighters. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4596 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
18 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
16 February 1995 | ||
Buried |
Saint Mary's Cemetery Martins Ferry, Belmont County, OH | 19 February 1995 | Saint Mary's Cemetery Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio |
Based |
Old Buckenham | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/528538596/richard-witton-1920-veterans-aff…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84221915/richard-t-witton-wwii-army-enlist…
http://www.oldbuck.com/media/32481/Aircraft-of-the-453rd.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115396550/richard-thomas-witton
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4596