Julian Truehart Darlington
Military
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UPL 48867
2nd Lt Julian T Darlington crew.
Rear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp.
Front L-R: Anthony Rauba, Lloyd Brisbi, Joseph Quigley, Major Gillett.
Rear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp.
Front L-R: Anthony Rauba, Lloyd Brisbi, Joseph Quigley, Major Gillett.
USAAF Photo
Lt. Julian Darlington was assigned to the the 8th Air Force, and the 389th Bomb Group, TDY to the 9th Air Force, USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti mission in the B-24D, The Witch, 41-11840. - Shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). 1 Aug 43. MACR 173.
Awards: DFC, BS, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 18081408
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32057594 / O-673628
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 36358425
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 33186471
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Barboursville, WV | 18 March 1918 | Son of Urban Valentine and Virginia [Bourne] Darlington. |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 14 January 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
Other Shot down POW |
Bulgaria border | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. POW MACR 173 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Bulgaria. 1 Aug 43. |
Died |
Memphis, TN | 10 September 2006 | |
Buried |
Grace-Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Memphis, Shelby County, TN | 13 September 2006 | Grace-Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
Based |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 173