Peter Kissel Eaton

Military

Assigned to 53FS, 36FG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-74718

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 53rd Fighter Squadron

42-76113

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 53rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Canaan, CT 06840, USA 5 February 1924 Son of Henry Taft and Ina Alice [Kissel] Eaton.

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 1 September 1942

Other

Pilot training

Douglas, GA, USA 9 November 1943 Class 1943-J Flight training Graduated 9-Nov-43.

Other

Crashed

Kingsnorth, Ashford, UK 6 June 1944 Landing Accident Kingsnorth/Sta 418 Cat 5 damage Lt Peter K Eaton, 6-Jun-44. P-47D 42-76113 - 53FS 36FG 9AF.

Other

Crashed

Kingsnorth, Ashford, UK 11 July 1944 Crashed on Take Off due to Engine Failure Kingsnorth/Sta 418 Cat 3 damage Lt Peter K Eaton, 11-Jul-44. P-47D 42-74718 - 53FS 36FG 9AF.

Died

Sarasota County, FL, USA 18 June 1990
Fairfield, CT, USA

Based

Kingsnorth Assigned to 53FS, 36FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Barton, VT, USA Welcome O. Brown Cemetery Barton Orleans County Vermont, USA

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