ALABAMA FIRST LT. 310 BOMB GP AAF
WORLD WAR 11
PH & OLC
First Lieutenant Laula M. Middleton
428th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group, Medium (B-25C) Pilot
Date of MIA: 4 April 1943
Date declared dead: 5 April 1944
Place of Death or Place Last Seen if MIA: North African area
MIA when bombing plane of which he was crew member was lost in combat over the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia.
Age: 25 years old at time of MIA
Race: white
Creed: Prot.
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Weight: 148
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Shoe size: 8 1/2
“Decorated In North Africa: The awarding of the Oak Leaf Cluster for Air Medal to Lt. Laula M. Middleton of Evergreen for the destruction of enemy aircraft and successful bombing missions in North Africa was announced by the War Department last week. Middleton, son of Mrs. Evelyn Middleton of Fairvew, graduated from Evergreen High School, and from there went to the Snead Junior College and thence to Auburn. He enlisted in the Air Corps early in November of 1941 and was assigned to Foster Field, Texas for his early training. He received his wings there and was assigned to a pursuit ship. He received advanced training in Orlando, Fla. and was then assigned to active duty as a bomber pilot.
“Lt. Middleton’s record is brilliant. He has been decorated and promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in less than a year from the date he was awarded his wings. So far as is known, Middleton is the first local boy to receive a decoration for his part in the war.
“His younger brother, Aviation Cadet Willis Middleton, is in the Naval Air Corps and is now in the process of earning his wings. He and Laula hope to unite over Tokyo or Berlin.”
Published April 15, 1943 Evergreen Courant
WORLD WAR 11
PH & OLC
First Lieutenant Laula M. Middleton
428th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group, Medium (B-25C) Pilot
Date of MIA: 4 April 1943
Date declared dead: 5 April 1944
Place of Death or Place Last Seen if MIA: North African area
MIA when bombing plane of which he was crew member was lost in combat over the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia.
Age: 25 years old at time of MIA
Race: white
Creed: Prot.
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Weight: 148
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Shoe size: 8 1/2
“Decorated In North Africa: The awarding of the Oak Leaf Cluster for Air Medal to Lt. Laula M. Middleton of Evergreen for the destruction of enemy aircraft and successful bombing missions in North Africa was announced by the War Department last week. Middleton, son of Mrs. Evelyn Middleton of Fairvew, graduated from Evergreen High School, and from there went to the Snead Junior College and thence to Auburn. He enlisted in the Air Corps early in November of 1941 and was assigned to Foster Field, Texas for his early training. He received his wings there and was assigned to a pursuit ship. He received advanced training in Orlando, Fla. and was then assigned to active duty as a bomber pilot.
“Lt. Middleton’s record is brilliant. He has been decorated and promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in less than a year from the date he was awarded his wings. So far as is known, Middleton is the first local boy to receive a decoration for his part in the war.
“His younger brother, Aviation Cadet Willis Middleton, is in the Naval Air Corps and is now in the process of earning his wings. He and Laula hope to unite over Tokyo or Berlin.”
Published April 15, 1943 Evergreen Courant
ALABAMA FIRST LT. 310 BOMB GP AAF
WORLD WAR 11
PH & OLC
First Lieutenant Laula M. Middleton
428th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group, Medium (B-25C) Pilot
Date of MIA: 4 April 1943
Date declared dead: 5 April 1944
Place of Death or Place Last Seen if MIA: North African area
MIA when bombing plane of which he was crew member was lost in combat over the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia.
Age: 25 years old at time of MIA
Race: white
Creed: Prot.
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Weight: 148
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Shoe size: 8 1/2
“Decorated In North Africa: The awarding of the Oak Leaf Cluster for Air Medal to Lt. Laula M. Middleton of Evergreen for the destruction of enemy aircraft and successful bombing missions in North Africa was announced by the War Department last week. Middleton, son of Mrs. Evelyn Middleton of Fairvew, graduated from Evergreen High School, and from there went to the Snead Junior College and thence to Auburn. He enlisted in the Air Corps early in November of 1941 and was assigned to Foster Field, Texas for his early training. He received his wings there and was assigned to a pursuit ship. He received advanced training in Orlando, Fla. and was then assigned to active duty as a bomber pilot.
“Lt. Middleton’s record is brilliant. He has been decorated and promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in less than a year from the date he was awarded his wings. So far as is known, Middleton is the first local boy to receive a decoration for his part in the war.
“His younger brother, Aviation Cadet Willis Middleton, is in the Naval Air Corps and is now in the process of earning his wings. He and Laula hope to unite over Tokyo or Berlin.”
Published April 15, 1943 Evergreen Courant
WORLD WAR 11
PH & OLC
First Lieutenant Laula M. Middleton
428th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group, Medium (B-25C) Pilot
Date of MIA: 4 April 1943
Date declared dead: 5 April 1944
Place of Death or Place Last Seen if MIA: North African area
MIA when bombing plane of which he was crew member was lost in combat over the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia.
Age: 25 years old at time of MIA
Race: white
Creed: Prot.
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Weight: 148
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Shoe size: 8 1/2
“Decorated In North Africa: The awarding of the Oak Leaf Cluster for Air Medal to Lt. Laula M. Middleton of Evergreen for the destruction of enemy aircraft and successful bombing missions in North Africa was announced by the War Department last week. Middleton, son of Mrs. Evelyn Middleton of Fairvew, graduated from Evergreen High School, and from there went to the Snead Junior College and thence to Auburn. He enlisted in the Air Corps early in November of 1941 and was assigned to Foster Field, Texas for his early training. He received his wings there and was assigned to a pursuit ship. He received advanced training in Orlando, Fla. and was then assigned to active duty as a bomber pilot.
“Lt. Middleton’s record is brilliant. He has been decorated and promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in less than a year from the date he was awarded his wings. So far as is known, Middleton is the first local boy to receive a decoration for his part in the war.
“His younger brother, Aviation Cadet Willis Middleton, is in the Naval Air Corps and is now in the process of earning his wings. He and Laula hope to unite over Tokyo or Berlin.”
Published April 15, 1943 Evergreen Courant
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IN MEMORY OF
LAULA M MIDDLETON
ALABAMA
1ST LT 310 BOMB GP AAF
WORLD WAR II PH & OLC
AUG 29, 1918
APRIL 4, 1943
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