Harold Olan Binkley
Military
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UPL 24281
Lt Harold O 'Hal' Binkley 79th FS P-51D 44-13855 MC-J "O'sage Chief" and ground crew.
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 4 x kills [1 Me109, 1 Me110, 2 FW190]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (11 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hominy, Oklahoma | 26 April 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Tulsa, OK, USA | 3 June 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 27 April 1944 | Mid Air Collision Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 1 damage 2Lt Harold O Binkley, 27-Apr-44. P-38J 42-67700 - 554FTS 496FTG 8AF. |
Based |
Kings Cliffe | 13 May 1944 - 5 December 1944 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 10 August 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 5 November 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 5 December 1944 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Died |
Bentonville, AR, USA | 17 March 2009 | |
Buried |
Fayetteville, AR, USA | Fayetteville National Cemetery Fayetteville Washington County Arkansas USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list