Herbert C Belford
MilitaryAssigned to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in a training accident in P-47C 41-6178, crashed Dovedale road, Stoneygate, Leicester 15-Sep-44.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 312th Ferry Squadron 335th Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cook County, IL, USA | 16 October 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 3 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Stoneygate, Leicester, Leicester, Leicester LE2, UK | 15 September 1944 | Killed in a training accident in P-47C 41-6178, crashed Dovedale road, Stoneygate, Leicester 15-Sep-44. |
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Buried |
Sangamon County, IL, USA | Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA. |