Houston H Bartley

Military

26 June 1943 : Crashed upon landing in Essex in B-26 #41-31680. Suffered minor injuries.

24 October 1943 : Crash landed in #41-31641 at Gosfield, Essex. Returned to duty.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11041464
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16022313 at enlistment, then O-732914
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Sheezabeech II / The Payoff
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

20 March 1920 Texas

Enlisted

16 September 1940 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Died

Fort Worth, Texas

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

Date
Changes
Sources

"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 167