Daniel Little Burritt
Military
Pilot
47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF
Shot down on his 35th mission he was able to return and completed 68 combat missions
Object Number - UPL 47529 - 1LT Daniel Little Burritt Pilot 47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF Shot down on his 35th mission he was able to return and completed 68 combat missions
Major, United States Air Force. Joining the Army Air Corp. in 1941, he learned to fly in a Stearman biplane aircraft. In WWII, he flew an A-20 Havoc medium bomber in Africa and Italy. He survived being shot down and parachuting onto Monte Casino in Italy o...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15066083
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34055586
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Engle Field
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Ta Kali, Ta Qali
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hinesburg, Vermont | 15 November 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Rantoul, Illinois | 17 October 1940 | Chanute Army Airfield |
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Other Shot Down/RTD |
near Atine, Italy | 16 January 1944 | Hit by fire from a Bf 109 just after closing bomb bay doors. Gunner called to say they were afire. Burritt seeing the left nacelle disintegrating, ordered the gunners to bail out. He held the plan for 2-3 minutes then bailed out himself. |
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Died |
Milford, Delaware | 19 October 2012 | |
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Buried |
Dover, Delaware | 22 October 2012 | Holy Cross Cemetery Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA |
