Oscar Martin Belk Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 48728 - 1st Lt Oscar M. Belk 61FS, 56FG.
Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Credited 1 x kill.
Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM, Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and rising to the rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: El Toro
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
5 November 1921 - 25 February 1966 | Son of Oscar Martin Sr and Ella Lee [Foote] Belk. Born in West, Texas and later family moved to Hillsboro, Texas. | |
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Enlisted |
25 November 1940 | Hillsboro, Texas | |
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Other Transferred |
29 December 1943 - 27 August 1944 | Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
12 June 1944 | E/A destroyed Germany. 12-Jun-44. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
27 August 1944 | Completed Tour Duty (ETD). Some of the locations where Oscar Belk served:Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NMAvenger Field, Sweetwater Air Force Station, Sweetwater, TexasFt. Bragg, NCRamstein AFB, Ramstein, Germany | |
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Died |
25 February 1966 | ||
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Based |
29 December 1943 | Assigned to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
ContributorAl_Skiff
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