Melvin Walter Baylor
Military
Object Number - UPL 23872 - Capt Melvin W Baylor 361FS, 356FG, 8AF.
Transferred from RCAF. Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 x kills, 1 x damaged. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and Vietnam, rising to rank of Major.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | 1 March 1920 | Son of Walter H and Clara Mary [Klemish] Baylor. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 13 October 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 21 August 1944 - 3 May 1945 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 10 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 14 January 1945 | Fw190 destroyed. Germany. 14-Jan-45. |
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Other E/A Destroyed / damaged |
Chemnitz, Germany | 14 February 1945 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed, 1 x Fw190 damaged. Chemnitz. 14-Feb-45. |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 4 April 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 3 May 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Las Vegas, NV, USA | 18 January 1995 | |
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Other Transferred |
Canada | Transferred from RCAF. | |
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Buried |
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Boulder City Clark County NV | Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Boulder City Clark County Nevada, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit records;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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