Dorman Lillard Castle
Military
Capt. Robert M Cox had been misidentified as "Richard M Cox". Correction made 16/11/23 by Robert M Cox, II.
Object Number - UPL 30941 - 38th Fighter Squadron pilots. (L-R) Front row: Capt. Robert M Cox; Lt. Dorman L Castle; Capt. Robert F Maloney. Rear row: Lt. Albert M Koenig; Capt....
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 42 x combat missions. Credited 1 x destroyed, 1 x damaged. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM(7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Killed in crash in P-80A 44-85174, 12 miles Nth of Jacksonville, Florida 28-Nov-46.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Stanislaus County, CA, USA | 15 September 1922 | Clarence Vernon and Ruth C [Lillard] Castle. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 16 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Based |
Wormingford | 19 April 1944 - 8 December 1944 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK | 12 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Erfurt, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Me109 destroyed Erfurt 13-Sep-44. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Erfurt, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Me109 damaged Erfurt 13-Sep-44. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 8 December 1944 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
12 miles Nth Jacksonville, FL, USA | 28 November 1946 | Killed in crash in P-80A, 44-85174, 12 miles Nth of Jacksonville, Florida 28-Nov-46. |
| Glendale, CA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Los Angeles, CA | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Los Angeles CA |
Revisions
Changed service number from O-756493 to O-756484, as given in MACR 10331 when Clifton was recorded as the last person to sight fellow 38th Fighter Squadron pilot Richard L Lapham: https://www.fold3.com/image/29247408
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Castle&Submit=Search
https://www.fold3.com/page/84991678-dorman-l-castle/facts
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Castle%2C+Dorman…
http://www.station131.co.uk/55th/Pilots/38th%20Pilots/Castle%20Dorman%2…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_castle_d_l.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87395030/dorman-lillard-castle
