Harry Leon Blystone
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 49390 - 2nd Lt Harry L Blystone, 83FS, 78FG
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 88 x combat missions. Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x battle star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Erie County, PA, USA | 30 October 1918 | Son of Leon George and Mary Ellen [Buck] Blystone. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 12 June 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | 10 August 1944 | Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Ocala, FL, USA | 10 May 1996 | |
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Based |
Duxford | 10 August 1944 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Girard, PA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, highest rank, biography, awards, events and unit associations
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations
