Milton G Scarbrough
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return bomber support mission, Squadron engaged 20+ enemy fighters, Lt Scarborough scored a Fw190 destroyed, before a fighter latched onto his tail and destroyed his A/C P-51B 43-6922. Wounded, he baled out near Worms, Germany POW. 24-Apr-44. MACR 4309.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brownwood, TX, USA | 11 May 1922 | |
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Other Assigned |
4 April 1944 - 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
Worms, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Failed to Return bomber support mission, Squadron engaged 20+ enemy fighters, Lt Scarborough scored a Fw190 destroyed, before a fighter latched onto his tail and destroyed his A/C P-51B 43-6922. Wounded, he baled out near Worms, Germany POW. 24-Apr-44. MACR 4309. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Died |
Dallas, TX, USA | 19 May 2010 | |
| Lubbock, Texas, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list