Henry Bosworth Darling Jr
MilitaryAssigned to HQ Sqn, 474FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) sweep to Dusseldorf in P-38 44-23573 shot down in melee with Fw190's Koln, Germany 13-Oct-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9540.
Awards: AM (15 OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Philbert 3
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Peronne
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Middlesex County, MA | 19 October 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 13 January 1942 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Other Shot down |
Koln, Germany | 13 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) sweep to Dusseldorf in P-38 44-23573 shot down in melee with Fw190's Koln, Germany 13-Oct-44. POW MACR 9540 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 13 October 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Palo Alto, CA | 10 March 1988 | |
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Based |
Péronne | 13 October 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 474FG, 9AF USAAF. |
| Augusta, GA | |||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VA |
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