Harold W Burch

Military
media-12894.jpeg UPL 12894 Lt. Harold W Burch, [Omaha NE], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-72098 6N-D/.

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Object Number - UPL 12894 - Lt. Harold W Burch, [Omaha NE], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-72098 6N-D/.

Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Billie
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustangs (6N-D, serial number 44-72098) and (6N-D, serial number 44-73074) nicknamed "Lucky Boy" of the 339th Fighter Group. Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: '6N:D 472098, 473074.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lucky Boy
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA 2 February 1943

Based

Fowlmere 13 February 1945 - 20 July 1945 Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 20 July 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promoted

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Omaha, NE, USA

Born

Douglas County, NE, USA

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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

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