Paul Clifton Burnett
Military
91st BG. VIII BC
... that is Lt, Bartons crew the crew called Chief Sly and Sgt Marshall B Haugen is top left Sgt Haugen and I went to radio school and gunnery school tgether and this is the 322nd Bomb Squadron
Bruce D. Barton, Pilot (leaning with elbow on the plane.
Sitting in the door of the Jeep - Lester B. Snook, Waist Gunner
updated Bio with info from http://www.91stbombgroup.com/crewphotos/chief_sly2.html
Object Number - UPL 47713 - Alleged to be Chief Sly II 42-5139 of 91st BG. VIII BC ... that is Lt, Bartons crew the crew called Chief Sly and Sgt Marshall B Haugen is top...
Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landed in B-17 41-24439 'Chief Sky' while serving as Co-Pilot on return from target Romilly-sur-Seine, France. 20-Dec-42. Crew escaped injury in landing; however, Burnett was injured in a battle with fighters on the return.
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14049756 / O-437941
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chief Sly
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1942
- Official Description: 72 HBs attack air de pot at Romilly-sur-Seine in effective raid. 6 bmrs are lost to ftrs.
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
24 September 1918 | ||
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 10 November 1941 | Dallas, Texas |
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Died |
18 February 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery Auburn, Lee County, AL | 21 February 2005 | Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery Auburn, Lee County, Alabama |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Marshall, TX |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/32147268
https://www.fold3.com/record/53099721/paul-c-burnett-social-security-de…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84781395/paul-c-burnett-wwii-army-enlistme…
https://www.fold3.com/record/720860295/burnett-paul-clifton-us-veterans…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93951205/paul-clifton-burnett
Lee Cunningham 6-Dec-2014. Added crew position to biography, dates in Military-style signification all per "Lossed of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Sran Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop and Hey p. 55, Plane Names and Fancy Noses : The 91st BG by Bowden pp.49-51 pictures and accident account
