Leighton Maddux Read

Military
Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a jeep at Debden air base. A P-47 Thunderbolt is in the background of the shot. Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, media-377283.jpg FRE 28 Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a Dodge weapons carrier (WC51 or WC52) at Debden air base. P-47 41-6233 is in the background of the shot.

Passed by the U.S. Army on 2 October 1943, THUNDERBOLT MISSION. Associated Press photo shows:- Pilots at a U.S. Eighth Air Force station in England are taken by truck from the Dispersal room to their waiting P-47's (Thunderbolts) at the start of a sortie over enemy territory. L-R: Lt. Burt Wyman, Englewood, N.J. ; Lt. Leighton Read, Hillsboro, W.V.; F/O Glen Fiedler, Frederickburg, Tex. AKP/LFS 261022 . 41043bi.' [ caption].' Passed for publication ....1943'. [stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection

Vehicle identified on Twitter by user @ww2ghostsigns:
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Object Number - FRE 28 - Airmen of the 4th Fighter Group ride in the back of a Dodge weapons carrier (WC51 or WC52) at Debden air base. P-47 41-6233 is in the background of...

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (2OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Wing
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, USA 26 June 1916 Son of John G and Marion Maddux.

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 25 May 1943 - 16 February 1945 Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 23 May 1944 Promoted to Captain.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 16 February 1945

Died

Hillsboro, TX 76645, USA 21 May 1967

Buried

Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro Hill County TX 25 May 1967 Ridge Park Cemetery Hillsboro Hill County Texas, USA.

Other

Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Transferred

Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Hillsboro, TX 76645, USA

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Brought in source from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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