Gordon Bryan Compton

Military
media-26568.jpeg UPL 26568 Capt. Gordon B. Compton was the C.O. of the 351st Fighter Squadron after Lt. Col. Frederick H. Lefebre. Compton flew a P-47D "Big Bouncer" squadron code YJ-O then a P-51D "Little Bouncer" aircraft #44-72299. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 aerial kills, including a ME262 downed on April 10, 1945. Billy J Murray collection

From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Object Number - UPL 26568 - Capt. Gordon B. Compton was the C.O. of the 351st Fighter Squadron after Lt. Col. Frederick H. Lefebre. Compton flew a P-47D "Big Bouncer" squadron...

Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Became squadron C/O after Lt Col Frederick H Lefebre. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 x kills, including the first of two ME262 aerial victories downed on 22 Feb 45 and a second one on 10-Apr-45. Made an emergency landing at Metfield after losing power on a local test flight in P-47D 42-75702 28-Feb-44. RTD May 1944 after recovering from crash burns and head injury at the 65th General Hospital at Redgrave Park, Suffolk, England. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



0.25 two Fw190s dam grd 22/2/44; Fw190 dest grd, Ju88 dest air 22/2/44; 0.5 Me109 dest air 7/6/44; Fw190 dest air 8/6/44; 0.5 He111 dam grd 20/6/44; Ju52 dest grd 24/6/44; two Ju88 dest grnd, one t/e dam grd 18/11/44; Fw190 dest air 27/11/44; Me262 dest air 22/2/45; Ar234 dest grd 21/3/45; three Me410s, one Me110 dest grd 5/4/45; Me262 dest air 10/4/45; two Ju88s, two Ju188, one t/e all dest on grd, three t/e dam on grd 16/4/45.



Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (22OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle Stars).

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-416268
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Big Bouncer
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Bouncer / Lil Boston Bull
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Bouncer
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dallas, TX, USA 7 October 1921

Enlisted

Dallas, TX, USA 24 January 1942

Based

Raydon 20 October 1942 Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Crashed

Metfield, Harleston IP20 0LH, UK 28 February 1944 Crashed due to Engine Failure Metfield/Sta 366 Cat 5 Capt Gordon B Compton, 28-Feb-44 P-47D 42-75702 - 351FS 353FG 8AF

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK 29 April 1945 Promoted to Major.

Died

Wichita, KS, USA 6 February 2003

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promotion

Raydon, UK Promoted to Captain.

Buried

11800 West Highway 54, Wichita, KS 67209, United States Resthaven Gardens of Memory Wichita Sedgwick County, KS

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Source: mission reports in the 353rd FG Archive.

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Gordon B. Compton's DD 214 is in my possession. He was my father.

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ContributorKaty Carter
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Gordon B. Compton's birth certificate is in my possession. He is my father and was known as GB within his family and close friends.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35843839/gordon-b-compton

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From the Personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the Personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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