Oscar Douglas Hutton Jr (1915 - 1944)

Born 21 Aug 1915 in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Jul 1944 at age 28 in Germany

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Biography

Oscar Hutton Jr is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army Air Force 100th Fighter Squadron 1943-1944
Tuskegee Airman flying Ace

Oscar Hutton Jr was awarded the Purple Heart.

2 LT Oscar Hutton Jr was Killed in Action during World War II.

Oscar Hudson served as a US military pilot during World War II. He was one of the “Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen.” The Tuskegee Airmen were known for heroic combat service in support of Allied Forces in the European Theater. They served with the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group, both largely Black units of the United States Army Air Forces.

Oscar Douglas Hutton, Jr. was born in 1915 to Oscar Hutton and Abbie Coleman.^[1] His father was a teacher.

He attended school in Atoka, Oklahoma ^[2]prior to enrolling and graduating from Langston University. He moved to Chicago in 1939 to pursue a master's degree. His Master's thesis was entitled "The Negro Worker and the Labor Unions in Chicago." ^[3].

He enrolled in the Tuskegee Air Pilot Institute, completing his cadet training in the fall of 1943. ^[4] He was assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group and deployed to Italy in February of 1944.

On July 18, 1944, the fighter group escorted B-17s of the 5th Bombardment Wing on a raid against an airfield in Memmingen, Germany. They encountered a huge force of enemy planes, and a dramatic air fight ensued. Lt. Oscar D. Hutton was reported missing that day. ^[5]. In September he was still listed as missing in action. ^[6]. His body was eventually recovered and buried in a temporary cemetery until the family requested his return to the US for burial. His body was returned in Nov 1949 for burial. ^[7] He is buried in Booker T. Washington Cemetery in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Oscar did have a child with his girlfriend, prior to leaving for Italy. There is no information to substantiate names.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7Z-8JX : accessed 15 April 2021), Oscar D Hutton Jr. in household of Oscar D Hutton, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 11A, line 8, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1900; FHL microfilm 2,341,634.
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PF-H1M : 5 December 2014), Oscar D Jr Hutton, enlisted 21 Feb 1943, Tuskegee, Alabama, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ unpublished work held at the University of Chicago
4. ↑ Birmingham News, 14 Nov 1943, pg 16.
5. ↑ 332snd Fighter Group narrative mission report #28.
6. ↑ Sunday Times Democrat, 17 Sep 1944, pg. 2
7. ↑ Okmulgee Daily Times, 6 Nov 1949, pg.4.

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