David Callaway was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George H Callaway. He married Willie Marie Yates June 24, 1952. They had one daughter, Helen Lang Callaway.
He was declared MIA over Northern France June 19, 1944 in his P-51 "Little Willie" with his whole 374th fighter squadron while accompanying B-17 bombers. His name is on the tablet of the Missing In Action Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission over France in P-51B 42-106713. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5952.
Unit 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
Rank First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death June 20 1945
Status Missing In Action
Memorialized Tablets of the Missing
Recipient of the Distringuished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
THE 361ST FIGHTER GROUP
The last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group also carried out dive-bombing missions of strategic targets in support of the Normandy invasion and battles being fought by ground forces moving eastwards. The Group also sent a detachment to France to support the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945).
He was declared MIA over Northern France June 19, 1944 in his P-51 "Little Willie" with his whole 374th fighter squadron while accompanying B-17 bombers. His name is on the tablet of the Missing In Action Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission over France in P-51B 42-106713. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5952.
Unit 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
Rank First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death June 20 1945
Status Missing In Action
Memorialized Tablets of the Missing
Recipient of the Distringuished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
THE 361ST FIGHTER GROUP
The last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group also carried out dive-bombing missions of strategic targets in support of the Normandy invasion and battles being fought by ground forces moving eastwards. The Group also sent a detachment to France to support the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945).
David Callaway was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George H Callaway. He married Willie Marie Yates June 24, 1952. They had one daughter, Helen Lang Callaway.
He was declared MIA over Northern France June 19, 1944 in his P-51 "Little Willie" with his whole 374th fighter squadron while accompanying B-17 bombers. His name is on the tablet of the Missing In Action Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission over France in P-51B 42-106713. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5952.
Unit 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
Rank First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death June 20 1945
Status Missing In Action
Memorialized Tablets of the Missing
Recipient of the Distringuished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
THE 361ST FIGHTER GROUP
The last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group also carried out dive-bombing missions of strategic targets in support of the Normandy invasion and battles being fought by ground forces moving eastwards. The Group also sent a detachment to France to support the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945).
He was declared MIA over Northern France June 19, 1944 in his P-51 "Little Willie" with his whole 374th fighter squadron while accompanying B-17 bombers. His name is on the tablet of the Missing In Action Cemetery in Cambridge, England.
Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 kills. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission over France in P-51B 42-106713. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5952.
Unit 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group
Rank First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Texas
Date of Death June 20 1945
Status Missing In Action
Memorialized Tablets of the Missing
Recipient of the Distringuished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
THE 361ST FIGHTER GROUP
The last P-47 Thunderbolt Group to join the Eighth Air Force. Between 21 January 1944 and 20 April 1945, the Group flew 441 missions, the majority in an escort role in support of bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group also carried out dive-bombing missions of strategic targets in support of the Normandy invasion and battles being fought by ground forces moving eastwards. The Group also sent a detachment to France to support the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945).
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