This Military Service Page was created/owned by
A3C Michael S. Bell (Unit Historian)
to remember
Patterson, Harold L., 2nd Lt.
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Contact Info
Home Town Kannapolis, Nprth Carolina
Last Address Morris Field, Charlotte, SC
Date of Passing Nov 16, 1944
Location of Interment Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery - China Grove, North Carolina
This Remembrance is based upon and credited to research done by USMF member "skir" (user name) who collected a grouping named to this officer which may be seen at this link:
"Here is a small group of items from Lt. Floyd Patterson, A20 pilot killed in a Training flight at Myrtle Beach SC in Nov.1944. The items are the effects of Lt. Patterson sent to his Mother after his death. Family was told that the wing came off in flight resulting in death of all onboard. Items are few but the flight record has tons of interesting info. Lt. Patterson started flying B25s but was selected to A20 attack Bomber Training. Other items include Gold Star wings sent By Members of his Sqdn. to his mother, Picture of Lt. Patterson's aircraft that he was to fly to Italy (he was killed days before Sqdn was to deploy), His pilot wings/Lt bar/calling card and flight crusher hat. Also in the group is his Mothers NAAFW wing (she became a member after her sons death). The group had his full sz wings and Dog tags ,both recovered from the crash, but these items were buried with His Mother at her request. Of all the items of My collection, this grouping is the one I am most attached to. Here are the pics.
First are the Gold Star wings sent to Lt. Pattersons Mother from his fellow Pilots."
Other Comments:
2nd Lt. Patterson
Crashed and died at Myrtle Beach, SC (apparently flying from Morris Field, Charlotte, SC) according to photo of gravestone memorial at ancestry.com
Morris Field was a "primary flying and gunnery school", etc. at the time
See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/523922384/
Born 13 September 1923 on death certificate in Rowan County, NC.
Home address was in Kannapolis, NC.
Buried in Ebenezer Lutheran Church Cemetery, China Grove, NC (which is northeast of Charlotte, NC).
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B-25 Mitchell Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model North American B-25C Mitchell Length 52.92 ft | 16.13 m Width 67.55 ft | 20.59 m Height 15.75 ft | 4.80 m Engine(s) 2 x Wright Cyclone R-2600-19 air-cooled piston engines delivering 1,700hp each. Empty Weight 20,300 lbs | 9,208 kg MTOW 34,000 lbs | 15,422 kg Max Speed 272 mph | 438 km/h | 237 kts Max Range 1,350 miles | 2,173 km Ceiling 24,196 ft | 7,375 m | 4.6 miles Climb Rate 1,666 ft/min (507.796 m/min) Hardpoints Up to 8 (model dependent) Armament Model-specific armament included:
8 x 12.7mm machine gun array OR 1 x 75mm cannon in forward-fixed nose assembly.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in forward-fixed lower-left side fuselage position (beneath and behind cockpit position). 2 x 12.7mm machine gun in forward-fixed lower-right side fuselage position (beneath and behind cockpit position). 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in ventral turret (powered turrets in some models). 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in dorsal turret (powered turrets in some models). 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left waist port position. 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right waist port position. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail gun position (some models removed). 1 x Torpedo in under-fuselage arrangement (model-specific fitting). 8 x 250lb bombs on 8 external hardpoints (model-specific fitting).
Maximum internal bombload of 3,000lbs (1,361 kg). Accommodations 5 Operators the United States of America
