Richfield Egleston
Military
Photo Collection of Richfield Egleston given to my mother.
Object Number - UPL 50884 - LT Richfield Egleston and his P-51
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF and 357th FG.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15108551 / O-2070615*
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Small Boy Here
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Glendora, CA | 17 May 1921 | Son of Ethan and Julia Egleston |
|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 8 September 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
|
Other Crash landing |
Duxford, UK | 6 May 1945 | Crash landed P-51 44-63620 'Small Boy Here' at base. |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 July 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Las Vegas, NV | 30 October 1979 |
Revisions
Journal entries and photographs of my mother, a mutual friend of Richfield Egleston and William J. Cary
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Correction to surname.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
