Booth Douglas Everett "Tiger"

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Douglas Everett "Tiger" Booth is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Eagle Squadron Memorial

Name:

Douglas Everett "Tiger" Booth

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

Unit:

334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1989-01-28

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Riverside Cemetery, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan,

Plot:

PROTESTANT-HOSANNA-45-1

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Airmedal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

From American Air Museum Britain:
Joined RAFVR via knight committee, service pilot training in US, Dallas Aviation school, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121S, USS Wasp spits to Malta - April 20, 1942 - Operation Calendar, Joined 126 Sqn RAF Defense of Malta, transfer 336th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF, Transfer 334th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF 25-5-43, Promoted 1st Lt 28-1-43, ETD 12-9-43. Post war - Had a career in Accounting, Finance Director, City of Sault-Sainte Marie, Michigan.