Paul E Burnett
Military
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14938 - March 1945 - Lt. Paul E. Burnett poses in front of his P-51D Mustang 'Marjorie'.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 64FW, XII TAC.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Post war: Worked for 34 years as a R&D draftsman for Conoco Oil Company. Rose to rank of Major in USAF reserves. District leader of 4th Fighter Association WWII.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37369079
- Role/Job: Armourer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15076675
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Asst crew chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Marjorie
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cushing, OK 74023, USA | 26 February 1923 | Son of Charles Lester and Mary [Stites] Burnett. |
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Based |
Debden | 14 November 1944 - 24 July 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 17 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
24 July 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
Ponca City, OK, USA | 10 May 2009 | |
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Other Transferred |
Darmstadt, Germany | 21 September 1945 | Transferred to 64FW, XII TAC. |
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Buried |
Ponca City, OK, USA | Resthaven Memorial Park Ponca City Kay County Oklahoma, USA |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69315040
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.' / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
