Eugene F Britton

Military
media-38578.jpeg UPL 38578 Enlisting 26 February 1943 in Boston, MA, Lt. Eugene F. Britton of Mansfield, MA, was assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 12 June 1944. He flew 61 missions with the 359th Fighter Group totaling 270 combat hours, and completed his combat tour of duty 8 December 1944. 359th Fighter Group collection

Photo courtesy Robert B. Hatter.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38578 - Enlisting 26 February 1943 in Boston, MA, Lt. Eugene F. Britton of Mansfield, MA, was assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 12 June 1944. He flew...

Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 61 x missions, 270 x hours. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: DFC, AM(4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106611

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

44-14325

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Mass Kid
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron 435th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mansfield, Massachusetts 16 March 1925

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 26 February 1943

Based

East Wretham 10 June 1944 - 8 December 1944 Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 8 December 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Huntington, NY, USA 29 January 2006

Other

Promotion

Wretham IP24, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Britton&Submit=Search
https://www.fold3.com/page/83448223_eugene_f%20britton/details/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49219737

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit Source

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Object number: UPL 38578 - Enlisting 26 February 1943 in Boston, MA, Lt...