Shannon Christian
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ, 67FW, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Cookie II
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 373rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 410th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Cookie
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: Stamford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monroe County, MS, USA | 12 February 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Jackson, MS, USA | 15 October 1940 | Enlistment Date: 15 Oct 1940 Release Date: 11 Jul 1941 |
Enlisted |
12 July 1941 | Enlistment Date: 12 Jul 1941 Release Date: 31 Oct 1960 | |
Other Crashed |
Owens Field Skate Park, 1351 Jim Hamilton Blvd, Columbia, SC 29205, USA | 20 October 1941 | Landing Accident Mech Failure Owens Field, Columbia, SC Cat 3 damage Capt Shannon Christian, 20-Oct-41. P-39D 41-6777 - 35PS 8PG |
Other Crashed |
Piedmont Dam, Piedmont, OH 43983, USA | 8 January 1942 | Baled Out Engine Failure Near Piedmont Dam, OH Cat 5 damage Capt Shannon Christian, 8-Jan-42. P-39D 41-6831 - 35PS 8PG |
Based |
Walcot Hall | 9 September 1943 | Transferred to HQ, 67FW, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Metfield, Harleston IP20 0LH, UK | 23 September 1943 | Taxiing Accident Metfield/Sta 366 Cat 3 damage Capt Shannon Christian, 23-Sep-43. P-47D 42-22477 - 351FS 353FG 8AF |
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 10 May 1944 | Promoted to Lt Colonel. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 July 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Crashed |
Neubiberg, Germany | 15 July 1947 | Crashed on Take off Engine Failure Neubiberg AB Cat 3 damage Capt Shannon Christian, 15-Jul-47. P-51D 44-73311 - 60FS 33FG AFE |
Died |
Montgomery, AL, USA | 4 July 1988 | |
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | Promoted to Major. | |
Based Transferred |
Raydon | 9 September 1943 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based |
Raydon | 21 July 1944 | Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery |
Revisions
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