David Louis Withington

Military

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Dottie Mae
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Maggie's Drawers
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Snooks
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Nicknames: Phoenix Thunderbird
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio 17 January 1917
Tulsa, Oklahoma 10 October 1940 Cheyenne Arms Apt 103 Worked for Mid-Con Oil Company

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Harcourt, France 30 June 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Ulm, Germany 18 April 1945 Flew 70 combat missions

Died

Tulsa, Oklahoma 5 September 2008

Buried

Tulsa, Oklahoma 8 September 2009 Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA