Henry H Kirby Jr
MilitaryMade a forced landing near Royston, Hertfordshire after engine failure after take off on an Operation Ramrod mission on 18 Mar 1944 in P-51B 43-12422. RTD.
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 7 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
2 air, 2 ground
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Green Mountain Falls, Colorado | 16 July 1918 |
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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 / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces