Fitje Lavinia Pitts
CivilianShared with the American Air Museum by Mrs Pitts' son, Tilghman G Pitts III.
Fitje Pitts served with the American Red Cross in England, France and Belgium during World War II. She sailed to England on the Queen Mary; Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy was one of her cabin mates. Upon arriving in the UK she was first assigned to the 95th Bomb Group in Horham. In her almost thirty months in the ETO she was attached to the 95th, IX Bomber Command, 91st Bomb Group, 386th Bomb Group, and after the war ended, the 27th Air Transport Group.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Type Category: Other
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Little Easton
- Site type: Military site
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Providence, RI, USA | 6 June 1917 | |
Died |
Roland Park, Baltimore, MD, USA | 31 October 2008 | Aged 91 |
Revisions
Correspondence with Mrs Pitts' son, Tilghman G Pitts III.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2008-11-05/news/0811040082_1_american-…