Cecil L Byrd
Military
Object Number - UPL 29782 - Lt. Cecil L Byrd, [ Polo IL ], 505th Fighter Squadron.
Assigned to 518FBS, 408FBG USAAF. Transferred to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, American Campaign, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Recalled to USAF serving in Korean war on Sabres and in Vietnam.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Elizabeth Jane
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Enlisted |
10 September 1940 | ||
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Based |
1 April 1944 - 30 May 1945 | Transferred to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
28 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
30 May 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Born |
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Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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 History
