Samuel Layton
1st Lt Samuel H Layton Jr was assigned to the 459th BG 756th Squadron.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Pilot.
1st Lt SAMUEL LAYTON died April 1998 of Cancer, in Huntington Beach,CA , he was 77 years old.
1st Lt Samuel H Layton Jr
1st Lt SAMUEL LAYTON was assigned or attached to the 459th Bombardment Group on 16 June 1944 according to a 27 October 1944 dated document subject roster of personnel sent to the commanding general NATOUSA
Lt. Samuel Layton with student pilot
Standing L to R: Standing L to R: 2nd LT Robert Beatson, Nav; 2nd Lt Henry C. Feagan Jr., Bombardier; 1st Lt Samuel H. Layton, Pilot; 2nd Lt Aldon H. Jensen, Co-pilot. Front L to R: S/Sgt. Armand Z. Daughtry, Gunner; T/Sgt. Joe C. Johnson, Engineer; S/Sgt. Augustus Boomhower, Gunner; T/Sgt. Robert R. Gibbs, Radio Oper.; S/Sgt. George W. Gottschalk, Gunner; S/Sgt. Frank R. Constabile, Gunner.
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| Rank | Order | Date | Award Ribbon Device |
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1LT |
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ROS |
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1LT |
58 |
12/24/1943 |
AM |
1LT |
13 |
01/13/1944 |
AM/1OLC |
1st Lt |
183 |
04/08/1944 |
AM/2OLC |
1st Lt |
497 |
05/17/1944 |
AM/4OLC |
1st Lt. |
539 |
05/19/1944 |
DFC |
1LT |
1484 |
07/01/1944 |
AM/5OLC |
1st Lt |
1674 |
07/08/1944 |
AM/5OLC |
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