Luther Thompson Whitten Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53768 - 2nd Lt Luther Whitten, 95BG.
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97223, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3807
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20420379 / O-754442
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Urania, LA | 5 September 1916 | Son of Luther Thompson Sr and Arzelia V [Steen] Whitten. |
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Enlisted |
Jacksonville AAF, FL | 27 June 1941 | Jacksonville AAF, Florida |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Poland | 11 April 1944 - 11 April 1944 | Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-97223. Killed in Action (KIA). |
| Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | |||
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Based |
Horham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
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Buried |
Adams Cemetery Caldwell Parish, LA | Memorialised Adams Cemetery Caldwell Parish, Louisiana |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3807 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
