Joseph Grayson Halliburton III
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoseph Halliburton III served as a replacement Navigator on B-24 #42-52191 "Lillie Belle" which was forced to ditch in the North Sea on return from a mission to Genshagen near Berlin on 6 March 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33037722
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17159588
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33243195
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36622412
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee | 22 September 1924 | |
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Died |
North Sea | 6 March 1944 | in the loss of B-24 #42-52191 ditched in the North Sea. They ran out of fuel due to flak damage. The plane broke apart. Only 1 crew member survived. |
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Buried |
Tennessee | Joseph Halliburton III rests at the Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates from British rescue team that tried to recover the crew in book, "Dinghy Drop."
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3969, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces