Billy B Booth
Military
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UPL 25604
Lt Billy B Booth, [ Blanchard MI ], 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15427 6N-B “Billy”.
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 51 x missions. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Footage of Lt Booth's strafing missions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcU8GHg03Kk
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Isabella County, MI, USA | 18 May 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Saginaw, MI, USA | 21 October 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 9 September 1944 | Taxiing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 3 damage Lt Billy B Booth, 9-Sep-44. P-51B 43-6862W - 555FTS 496FTG 8AF |
Based |
Fowlmere | 26 September 1944 - 8 April 1945 | Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 11 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
8 April 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Died |
Midland, MI, USA | 7 March 2010 | |
Blanchard, MI 49310, USA | |||
Buried |
Freeland, MI 48623, USA | Pine Grove Cemetery Freeland Saginaw County Michigan, USA |
Revisions
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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