Daniel Turner Britt Jr
Military
L-R Rear: 1Lt Clayton E "Ozzie" Davis,1 Lt Daniel T Britt Jr, Capt Donald K Dilling.
L-R Front: Capt Winfield E McIntyre, 1Lt Harold S Riley Jr.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12134-27140AC.
Object Number - UPL 27432 - Five Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots who knocked five German fighters out of the sky when the latter tried to go to work on a flak-battered...
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill.
Transferred to ?
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
1 January 1921 | Son of Daniel Turner and Nancy R Britt. | |
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Other Promoted |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 29 November 1943 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Based |
Bodney | 29 November 1943 - 16 January 1944 | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
16 January 1944 | Transferred to ? | |
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Died |
26 March 2001 | ||
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Buried |
16 April 2001 | Arlington National Cemetery | |
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Other Flight training |
Carlstrom Field, (407) 812-6331, Arcadia, FL 34266, USA | Primary training Dorr Field Florida | |
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Other Flight training |
Shaw AFB, SC, USA | Basic training Shaw Field SC | |
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Other Flight training |
Spence Field Campgrounds, Spence Airport-MUL, W Yount St, Moultrie, GA 31788, USA | Advanced training Spence Field GA Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
| Portsmouth, VA, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAl_Skiff
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