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Home of Record - New Rochelle, NY
ASN - O-749117
19 November 1943 - Joined the 338th Fighter Squadron
10 December 1943 - Left engine caught fire and Tinto bailed out in the
county of Bedfordshire, England. Approximately 1 mile North
East of Sutton. (P-38 42-67057)
05 February 1944 - Awarded the Air Medal
23 February 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
07 March 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
25 March 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant
05 April 1944 - Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
13 April 1944 - Tinto crashed at Nuthampstead. Lost engine
on landing and flipped over, off the end of the runway. Tinto was
injured but survived the crash.
Photo of crash scene, whilst rescuers try to free Tinto, who is still
trapped in wreckage. (Frank Birtciel)
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10 July 1944 - Sent on Detached Service to the 362nd FS, 357th
Fighter Group
27 July 1944 - Returned from Detached Service to the 338th Fighter
Squadron
04 September 1944 - Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain
10 September 1944 - Ended Tour of Duty
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