Bigelow Fowler

Military

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory.



Post War: Worked with Northeast Airline, Boston, MA. Later working in the insurance industry retiring in 1985.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6562

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

44-13727

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

Missions

428

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Norwood, PA, USA 1 November 1922

Enlisted

Devens, MA, USA 16 January 1943

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 2 May 1944 - 1 December 1944 Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Frantic II Mission

Russia 21 June 1944 Aborted when coolant system failed. Returned to Base (RTB).

Other

Detached Service

Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK 2 August 1944 Detached Service to RAF Catfoss for five weeks; Advanced pilot/leader training at Central Gunnery School.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 1 December 1944 End Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Norwood, PA, USA

Revisions

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Modified.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html