Paul Leonard Park
Military
Object Number - UPL 79024 - 1st Lt Paul L. Park
Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. (Nov-43 to Jun-44). 27 x missions. ETD
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory
Post war: He went on to have a 30 year career in the U.S. Air Force that included flying MASH helicopters in Korea, where he won the Silver Star for a heroic rescue, Air Sea Rescue in England, tactical command Vietnam and much more
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31080908
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nona Rhea
- Unit: 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 707th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
27 September 1918 | BornSeminole , Oklahoma | |
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Died |
15 October 2010 | DiedColorado Springs, Colorado | |
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Buried |
18 October 2010 | InterredMemorial Gardens Cemetery and MausoleumColorado Springs, Colorado |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 372 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45); The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 97
