Oscar Kenneth Biggs

Military
media-24249.jpeg UPL 24249 Lt. Oscar K Biggs, [ Wilmington NC ], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-72449 6N-E "Imogene".

Object Number - UPL 24249 - Lt. Oscar K Biggs, [ Wilmington NC ], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-72449 6N-E "Imogene".

Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Imogene
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wilmington, NC, USA 26 April 1920 Son of Benjamin Guinn and Celia [Dixon] Biggs.

Based

Fowlmere 13 February 1945 - 20 July 1945 Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 20 July 1945 Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Wilmington, NC, USA 9 July 1993

Other

Promotion

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Wilmington, NC, USA

Buried

Wilmington, NC, USA Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington New Hanover County North Carolina USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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