David Lang Callaway
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
KIA June 19 1944 . Along with 3 other aircraft
Added connection to airman's record
Object Number - UPL 29330 - Lt David Lang Callaway 361st fighter group 374 Squadron KIA June 19 1944 . Along with 3 other aircraft
Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission over France in P-51B 42-106713. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5952.
Awards: DFC(OLC), AM(3OLC), PH.
Connections
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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-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Willie
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dallas County, TX, USA | 17 October 1921 | Son of George Henry and Laura Louisa [Bond] Callaway. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, TX 79906, USA | 29 December 1941 | Fort Bliss El Paso TX |
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Other Promotion |
Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK | 9 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 29 May 1944 | Fw190 destroyed, 2 x damaged Germany. 19-May-44. |
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Died |
France | 19 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission over France in P-51B 42-106713. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5952. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 19 June 1944 | Me109 destroyed, Germany. 19-Jun-44. |
| Lamesa, TX 79331, USA | |||
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Buried |
Tablets of the missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Buried |
1010 County Rd 20, Lamesa, TX 79331, USA | Memorialised Lamesa Memorial Park Lamesa Dawson County Texas, USA | |
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Based |
Bottisham | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/page/529901259-david-l-callaway/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/310952959?rec=300710715
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=Callaway%2C+D…
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Callaway&Submit=Sear…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_361.php
http://361fg.com/Hist.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=175164497
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56288318
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5952 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
