Horace H Shelton
MilitaryShot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31619 'BTO in the ETO'. Landed in Sweden, Interned. He completed 27.5 missions from 29 Jan 1944 to 24 May 1944. During the Korean conflict he flew 75 missions from 13 Sept. 1952 to 29 Nov 1952 flying B-26s.
United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal 2 Bronze Stars, AM 4 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: That Sweet Thing, BTO in the ETO
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Del Rio, Texas | 15 May 1918 | |
Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4957 / MACR 4957, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3435 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database