Personal File · Airman
David Rutledge.
Navigator · King Crew · 330th Squadron · Of Arkansas.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Flight Officer
Position
Navigator
Hometown
Arkansas
Missions flown.
5 catalogued · 15 Apr 1945 — 25 Dec 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
§ The Civilian Years
After the War
Remained in the Army after WWII. Flew more than 60 missions in the Korean War, served in Vietnam, and retired as a colonel. Living in Arkansas with emphysema at the time of crewmate Jack Earnshaw's interview.
Sources.
§ Provenance
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record