Burton C McDuffie
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down by enemy aircraft and ditched on 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5883 'Weary Wiley'. Returned to base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792589
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Weary Willie | No Name Jive | Old Puss II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Louisiana, USA | 6 October 1917 | |
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Died |
Louisiana, USA | 2 February 1970 | Burial: Plain Dealing Cemetery Plain Dealing Bossier Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Section L Lot 83 |
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Other Assigned |
Wendover, UT 84083, USA | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group as Barton C. McDuffie on Gowen Field Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Thomas Jefferson Estes Crew. 25 Combat Missions. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190