Julian Truehart Darlington
Military
Rear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp.
Front L-R: Anthony Rauba, Lloyd Brisbi, Joseph Quigley, Major Gillett.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48867 - 2nd Lt Julian T Darlington crew. Rear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp. Front L-R: Anthony...
Lt. Julian Darlington was assigned to the the 8th Air Force, and the 389th Bomb Group, TDY to the 9th Air Force, USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti mission in the B-24D, The Witch, 41-11840. - Shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). 1 Aug 43. MACR 173.
Awards: DFC, BS, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 14080256
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 19091055 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 19093827 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15331873
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 39683228
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Witch
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Barboursville, WV | 18 March 1918 | Son of Urban Valentine and Virginia [Bourne] Darlington. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 14 January 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Shot down POW |
Bulgaria border | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. POW MACR 173 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Bulgaria. 1 Aug 43. |
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Died |
Memphis, TN | 10 September 2006 | |
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Buried |
Grace-Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Memphis, Shelby County, TN | 13 September 2006 | Grace-Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 173