Burton J Duntley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Image courtesy of the Charles Creekman, from the collection of his mother: Virginia Chapman, who went out with Duntley before the war.
Object Number - UPL 56962 - Second Lieutenant Burton Duntley of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
Burton Joseph Duntley was born in Walker, Minnesota, in June, 1921. He was the son of Lloyd Burton Duntley and the former Jessie Mai Hall, and had two brothers and two sisters. He graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis, and was working at Midland National Bank when World War II began. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces in April 1942. After flight training he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. His unit, the 107th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, flying P-51 Mustang fighters, deployed to England in 1943 and began preparations to support the planned Normandy invasion.
Duntley, 22, died in a plane crash on January 7, 1944 and is buried in Plot D, Row 2, Grave 49 at the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England. His aircraft was P-51 43-6055.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 107th Reconnaissance Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Walker, Cass County, Minnesota, USA | 26 June 1921 | |
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Died |
Lambourne, Berkshire | 7 January 1944 | |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Plot D Row 2 Grave 49 |
Revisions
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/duntley%3Dburton;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289380/burton-joseph-duntley;
Details from "Tracing a Life: Virginia Chapman in World War II – Work on the Home Front - Addendum—Burton J. Duntley"
