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Military
Left side of P-51 44-14393 L2-Y
Lt David L. Born after a mission, P-51 44-14393 L2-Y
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW).
Awards: AM (8 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 479th was the last Fighter Group to join the Eighth Air Force, which they did on 14 May 1944. Known as "Riddle's Raiders", after their first Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Kyle L. Riddle, the Group flew escort and fighter sweep missions before D-Day....
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.
Military site : airfield
Built in 1938 as a medium bomber station with a grass airfield, Wattisham was occupied by the RAF until handed over to the Eighth Air Force in September 1942. The 68th Observation Group was the first American unit to occupy the station from October to...
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| Born | Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY | 11 December 1922 |
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Son of Henry Andrew and Theresa [Harlfinger] Born. |
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| Enlisted | Syracuse, NY, USA | 24 November 1942 |
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Syracuse, New York |
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| Based | Wattisham | 28 October 1944 – May 1945 |
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Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promotion | JHC Flying Station Wattisham, 11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK | 1945 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| End of War | Europe | May 1945 |
| Crashed | Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, 6001 E Molloy Rd, Syracuse, NY 13211, USA | 7 April 1954 |
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Landing Accident Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY Cat 2 damage 1Lt David L Born, 7-Apr-54. T-6D 42-85546 - 138FIS 107FIG ANG |
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| Died | Utica, NY | 29 November 2018 |
| Buried | Mount Olivet Cemetery Whitesboro, Oneida County, NY | December 2018 |
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Mount Olivet Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 April 2021 09:11:22 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/673709632 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 April 2017 12:56:50 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 December 2016 13:39:10 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Born |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:07:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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