Byron Darnton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Byron Darnton

American journalist

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1897

Place of Birth: Adrian, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1942

Profession: war correspondent, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Byron Darnton (November 8, 1897 – October 18, 1942) was an American reporter and war correspondent for The New York Times in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was killed in 1942 by a bomb dropped from an American B-25 Mitchell bomber, the tenth American war correspondent killed in action in the war.
Darnton's work in reporting on the war in the Pacific was respected by military officials, including General Douglas MacArthur, who personally reported Darnton’s passing to the Times and Darnton’s widow.