James G Charlton
MilitaryAssigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. End of War.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Margie Darling Virgie Mae
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | 7 May 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
442 13th St, Dover, DE 19902, USA | 31 October 1944 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Dover AAF, Dover, DE Cat 3 damage Lt James G Charlton, 31-Oct-44. P-47G 42-25215 - CCTS 125BU 1AF |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 26 January 1945 | Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 8 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
| Wyomissing, PA, USA | |||
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Born |
Berks County, PA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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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 / Unit History