WWII
Lenton F. Kirkland, Jr.
Rate / Rank
1st LT
Birthdate
March 8 1920
Date of Death
December 24 1944
Branch
USAAC
Active Duty Service
December 9 1941 - December 24 1944
Significant Duty Stations
- Fighter pilot P-38.
- US Army Air Force 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force
- 70th Fighter Wing IX Tactical Air Command.
Decorations & Citations
- Distinguished Flying Cross (for shooting down two German ME-109s October 21, 1944)
- Silver Star Medal (for action against the Enemy December 21, 1944)
- "Ace" Shot down 7 German aircraft.
- Air Medal with three silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
- Purple Heart (KIA December 24, 1944)
Notes
Service Number O7-559-64. Burial; Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Plot G Row H Grave 9.