John M Buston

Military

Assigned to 365FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) combat mission to Argentan in P-47D 42-25847. Hit by flak, engine afire, baled out. Evaded capture (EVD) 26-Jul-44. MACR 8576.

Escaped capture by hiding in a wooded area and receiving help from French farmers, and a young Belgium boy.



Awards: DFC, AM(13OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 358th Fighter Group 365th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tazewell, VA, USA 24 June 1915

Enlisted

Charleston, WV, USA 7 April 1942

Other

Baled out / evaded (EVD)

61200 Argentan, France 26 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) combat mission to Argentan in P-47D 42-25847. Hit by flak, engine afire, baled out. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 8576.

Died

29 June 1990

Based

High Halden Assigned to 365FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF.

Other

Pilot training

East St Louis, IL, USA Flight school - Parks Air College, East St Louis, Illinois.

Other

Pilot training

1601 W Fox Dr, Enid, OK 73703, USA Initial Flight Training - Enid, Oklahoma.

Other

Pilot training

Lake Charles, LA, USA Basic Flight Training - Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Other

Pilot training

Air Base Rd, Goliad, TX 77963, USA Advanced Flight Training - Aloe AFB, Victoria, Texas, commissioned in February, 1943.