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MACR# Date Serial# A/C Type & Pilot Service # Sqdn Group   Status Location/Comment
. 02-May-42 41-2224 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Nack, Arthur . 95FS 82FG  .  . Wrecked on Muroc bombing range May 2,1942, Muroc, California, USA
. 02-May-42 40-791 Lockheed P-38D Lightning Norris, Charles H. . 97FS  82FG  .  . Damaged or destroyed, Muroc, California, USA
. 03-May-42 40-776 Lockheed P-38D Lightning Robinson, Merle F. 6991505  97FS 82FG     c/n 222-2247, damaged or destroyed, 5 miles NE of , Muroc Gunnery  Range, California, USA
. 05-May-42 . Lockheed P-38 See 2nd May probably same incident . . 82FG . . A, P-38, No. 791, crashed today with out pilot injury.
. 06-May-42 41-2004 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Dear, Rudolph C, S Sgt 18042177  . 82FG  . DNB Pilot bailed out but did not survive, A fatal crash occurred today with a P-38 exploding on impact. The Sergeant Pilot had reportedly hit the tail boom on bail-out and his chute did not fully open. on Muroc range May 6, 1942. Pilot killed, (97 or 95), Muroc, California, USA, Hometown: Harris County, TX
  08-May-42 40-747 Lockheed P-38 Lightning  Pratt, Leonard E O-495895 97FS  82FG     Crashed at Muroc, California, USA AAB Jul 24, 1942. To CL-26 at Curtiss-Wright Tech Institute, Glendale, CA Mar 24, 1943, wrecked May 42 with gear trouble & repaired Wrecked Jul 42 on Muroc B&G range & repaired, later condemned & shipped to Curtis Wright tech school
. 11-May-42 41-2274 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG     Wrecked at Muroc, California, USA AB, May 11, 1942
. 12-May-42 40-789 Lockheed P-38D Lightning Pratt, Leonard E O-495895 97FS 82FG    

Damaged or destroyed, Muroc, California, USA, Muroc The Sergeant Pilots put in long air hours. P-38, No. 789 force-landed, and a second plane ran wild after the brakes failed; luckily, no one was injured.
. 15-May-42 41-2341 Lockheed P-38F-LO Lightning Rundall. Milo E O-724562 96FS 82FG     In taxi accident, North Island Naval Air Station, California, USA, plane later Sep 5, 1942, Mills Field. To CL-26
. Unknown 1942 41-2350 Lockheed P-38F-LO Lightning . . 96FS 82FG Incident in California. Plane later with 79FS, 20FG, 31 Jan 1943, March Field, CA  then written off with 446FS, 360FG, 14 Aug 1943 at Muroc, California
. Unknown 1942 42-12727 Lockheed P-38G-1-LO Lightning Vaughn, Harley C. O-406526 96FS 82FG Incident in CA., USA
. Unknown 1942 42-12792 Lockheed P-38G-3-LO Lightning . . 96FS 82FG . . Incident in CA., USA
. 27 May 42 41-2385 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Babb, Eugene W.,  S Sgt 20443022 95FS 82FG   DNB Pilot killed, crashed into ocean off San Clemente 10mi W, California, USA, Hometown: Davidson County, TN, HONORED BY
Mr. Roy Babb, Brother
. 27-May-42 41-2385 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Gersch, William J. 14042263 95FS 82FG     Crashed into ocean off San Clemente Island, California, USA
see 8 Sep 42 same plane 30-May-42 41-7528 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Irwin, Williams P . 97FS 82FG .   Damaged in accident, Downey, California, USA
  30-May-42 41-1991 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Kauffman, Donald G. . 54FS 55FG   DNB Plane, destroyed in crash, Pilot killed, plane  later to reclamation at Luke Field, AZ Mar 22, 1945 , ferrying 95FS plane to 54FS in  Alaska, accident happened at Gardner Field, Taft, California, USA
. 02-Jun-42 41-2334 Lockheed P-38F-LO Lightning Miller, Theodore S O-659161 97FS 82FG     Oakland Airport, California, USA, plane surveyed Dec 17, 1943, 430208, 38FS, 55FG, Paine Field, Everett, WA , Meikle, James B, Crashed, plane destroyed Mechanical Failure
. 09-Jun-42 41-7542 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Helton, Harrell B,  O-496016 . . . . Plane destroyed Grand Central Terminal, CA. USA Pilot later serves with 96FS, 82FG, 12AF
Conflict 13-Jun-42 40-2148 AT-6 Texan Seltz, Clarence O. O-496209 97FS 82FG     41-2148, Lockheed F-4-1-LO Lightning, plane salvaged May 23, 1945 (Also noted he was flying a North American AT-6 Texan, which would have had serial number 40-2148, which has no record of its fate, go with the AT-6 on this one), North Island, California, USA
.see 25 Jun 42 18-Jun-42 41-7516 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Rath, Willard F. (SSgt) 20652387 97FS 82FG     1st, plane in this construction lot c/n 222-5643 , Destroyed 5 miles NW of Anaheim, California, USA
.see 25 Jun 42 18-Jun-42 41-7502 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Thacker, Victor E., S Sgt 6580633 97FS 82FG   DNB Pilot killed, c/n 222-5629, destroyed in midair collision, Anaheim 5 Mi NW, California, USA, Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
. 18-Jun-42 41-7492 Lockheed P-38F Lightning  Kinsey, Claude R. O-496116 96FS 82FG     Wrecked in night landing at Muroc AB, CA Jun 18, 1942. Surveyed Dec 4, 1942
Conflict on date   19 Jun 42 41-2042 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Conner, William W. Jr. 18006111 95FS 82FG    KIFA Pilot killed, crashed 2.5 mi SE of Mines Field Aug 19, 1942.
. 20-Jun-42 41-2110 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Obermiller, James E.   95FS 82FG     Plane destroyed, East of Banning, California, USA
. 25-Jun-42 41-7516 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Rath, Willard F., S Sgt 20652387 97FS 82FG   DNB Hometown: Portage County, WI. c/n 222-5643, destroyed in midair collision, 97 FS, 82FG, Anaheim 5 Mi NW, California, USA, pilot killed, Hometown: Portage County, WI
. 25-Jun-42 41-7502 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Thacker, Victor E (S Sgt) 6580633 97FS 82FG   DNB

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA. c/n 222-5629, destroyed in midair collision, Anaheim 5 Mi NW, California, USA, pilot killed We lost Sergeants Rath and Thacker when their 38s collided, crashed and burned during formation flight over Santa Ana. Their tragic passing has been felt deeply by the squadron. Both had flown Link the day of the accident and it is difficult to realize they are now gone.
. 27-Jun-42 41-7508 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Liebers, Lawrence P O 96FS 82FG     Damaged or destroyed in accident one and a half miles north of Muroc, California, USA
. 01-Jul-42 41-7509 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Taback, Pincus P (Phil) SSgt

12009698/ Off

O-495494

 97FS 82FG Based out of March Field, CA, Incident occurred at Long Beach Army Air Field, CA ( Front undercarriage collapsed on landing)
. 05-Jul-42 41-2345 Lockheed P-38F-LO Lightning Rundall. Milo E. O-724562 96FS 82FG     San Diego, California, USA, plane later wrecked, Feb 14,1943, 330FS, 329FG, Fox, William E (Killed), NAS North Island, San Diego, CA
. 07-Jul-42 41-7547 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Langdon, Charles R 6987450 95FS 82FG     Damaged or destroyed in accident, Mines Field, California, USA
. 19-Jul-42 41-2223 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Obermiller, James E.   95FS 82FG     Plane destroyed, Mines Field, California, USA,  plane later to reclamation at Burbank Feb 1946
. 19-Jul-42 41-2268 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Reagh, Grant L. 7030258 95FS 82FG     Muroc Gunnery Range, California, USA, plane later to reclamation at Albuquerque Jan 1, 1945
  19-Jul-42 41-38245 Bell P-39D-1-BE Airacobra Hardin, James C O-762322 95FS 82FG     Background on this pilot he may not have been with 82FG at this time, Muroc, CA
. 21-Jul-42 40-768 Lockheed P-38 Lightning Kingsley, Nathen J.   96FS 82FG     Damaged or destroyed plane, Mines Field, California, USA,  plane to CL-26 at Lockheed Sep 5, 1942
. 22-Jul-42 41-19167 Douglas A-20C Havoc Wittliff, William W. O-421370 97FS 82FG     Pilot formerly served with 94PS, 1PG, Lend-lease contract for RAF but transferred to Soviet Air Force and large numbers were taken over by USAAF after Pearl Harbor., Mather Field, California, USA
. 01-Aug-42 41-1987 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Powell, Charles D. 14022344 then O-495896 95FS 82FG     Plane later to reclamation at Chicago, IL Nov 28, 1944 , Mines Field, California, USA
. 04-Aug-42 41-7529 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Morgan, Emory C. 6950804 then O-495877 97FS 82FG     c/n 222- 5656, damaged or destroyed in accident, 97FS, 82FG, Long Beach, California, USA
. 08-Aug-42 41-12038 Curtiss AT-9 Jeep Morris, Henry R. Jr. (SSgt) 14041621 then O-531464 97FS 82FG     Damaged in accident, Municipal Airport Long Beach, California, USA He has later service with 37FS, 14FG
. 08-Aug-42 41-7591 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning Berry, Robert E. O-826858 96FS 82FG     Damaged taxiing, 96FS, 82FG, Plane later destroyed crash landing flown by Classford, Pelham D Jr, 440302 , Maison Blanche , Algeria
. . 41-7584 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning 82FG See 20-Jul-44   95FS 82FG     .
. . 41-7605 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning, 95FS, 82FG     95FS 82FG     Damaged in accident, plane later, 431008 , damaged belly landing, 122LS, 68RG, Einwechter, Augustus T, Telergma, Algeria
. 11-Aug-42 41-7511 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Gilliland, Leown A. (SSgt) 6971242 96FS 82FG     Damaged in accident, Glendale Airfield, California, USA
Conflict on date 19-Aug-42 41-2042 Lockheed P-38E Lightning Conner, William W. Jr.. 18006111 95FS 82FG   DNB Crashed, destroyed,  2.5 mi SE of Mines Field
.see 30 May 42 same plane 08-Sep-42 41-7528 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Persons, Robert C.   97FS 82FG     Damaged in accident, Municipal Airport Long Beach, California, USA
. 09-Sep-42 41-7507 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Visscher, Herman W (SSgt) 6916042 then O-496093 97FS 82FG     Damaged in accident, Long Beach, California, USA, later destroyed flown by Wayne, Hildreth Jr, 421106
  09-Sep-42 41-7504 Lockheed P-38F Lightning  Henderson, Frank H O-726643 96FS 82FG     c/n 222-5630,  Plane destroyed at Malibu Beach, CA
. 15-Sep-42 42-12617 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Brodhead, Arthur L. Jr. NCO, 13026649 then O-469339 95FS 82FG     Damaged or destroyed in accident, 6 miles north of Bloomington, Indiana, USA
. 1942   ??-????, 95FS, 82FG, landed on Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA Brodhead, Arthur L. Jr. NCO, 13026649 then O-469339 95FS 82FG     Landed on Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA
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19 Sep 42

 42-12584 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Bradshaw, Samuel P, Jr., S Sgt 20443125 95FS 82FG   DNB Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, 2 miles north of Red Bank, New Jersey, USA, Hometown: Davidson County, TN
  8-Nov-42 41-2382 Lockheed P-38F Lightning Ferner, Robert E     82FG 8AF   Accident, Amberley, England
. Unknown 1942 42-12807 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning . . HQ 82FG 8AF . Incident at Covington, England
. 12 Nov 42 P7692 Spitfire Mk IIa Information only . . 82FG 8AF . 38MU 27-11-40 74S 1-2-41 CB ops 11-2-41 485S 21-6-41 CAC ops 24-7-41 603S 29-9-41 315S 24-11-41 81S 22-12-41 164S 26-6-42 602S 10-9-42 82GrpUSAAF 12-11-42 61OTU 1-6-43 flew into target Prestatyn Bridge Flints CE 26-7-43
  13-Nov-42 43-2067 other sources have 42-2067, P-38G Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Anderson Kenneth. M O-662854   82FG 8AF DNB Pilot while ferrying the plane was killed in the crash, on delivery in Ireland, Eglinton 2 miles SE, UK , hit object in flight, Hometown: St. Louis County, MN
. 18 Nov 42 AD353 Spitfire Vb Information only . . 82FG 8AF . 12MU 12-10-41 313S 22-10-41 FACB 10-1-42 AST 4USAAF 27-8-42 82GrpUSAAF 18-11-42 Scottish Aviation 12-4-43 Shot down by own AA north of Caen 12-7-44 F/O P C Beloe killed
. 21-Nov-42 N3098 Spitfire Ia Zubarik, Charles J O-495898 96FS 82FG 8AF . Based out of AAF Sta 344 , Incident occurred at Eglinton, ENG FF 17-10-39 8MU 17-10-39 611S 21-1-40 41S 21-1-40 shot down force-landed Standford le Hope Sgt Carr-Lewty safe 5-9-40 61OTU 28-6-41 FACB 24-7-41 AST Cv Va M45 38MU 164S 602S 82GrpUSAAF 61OTU 288S 6-11-44
  22-Nov-42 W3213 Spitfire Va,  Decker, Harold R O-726631 97FS 82FG 8AF   AAF Sta 344 (Maydown, England) repaired not written off till 1944. serial No 1666, FF 14-5-41 , 33MU 16-5-41, Scottish Aviation 19-8-41, 2 USAAF 7-8-42, FACB 22-11-42, 61OTU 18-4-44, FAAC 24-6-44 ros
  24-Nov-42 42-12626 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Donnell, Leroy R.     82FG 8AF   Accident, Amberley, England
. 26-Nov-42 X4709 Spitfire Ia Hamric, Alex K O-496096 95FS 82FG 8AF . Based out of AAF Sta 344 , Incident occurred at Eglinton, ENG . 5-11-40 12MU 7-11-40 602S 3-1-41 Scottish Aviation 29-5-41 Cv Va M45 131S 18-7-41 CE ops 21-8-41 ASTH 130S 17-11-41 134S 25-12-41 133S 28-12-41 134S 133S 2-1-42 Cat AC 14-3-42 82GrpUSAAF SOC 18-9-45
. 08-Dec-42 L4411 Miles M.16 Mentor Yahne, Vernon O-495835 95FS 82FG 8AF . Communications Flight, 82FG,Dublin  Phoenix Park, lost on training mission. Plane moved to Baldonnel and flown out
  16-Dec-42 42-12753 Lockheed P-38G-1-LO Lightning Giles, Scott K. O-496371 96FS 82FG 8AF KIA Entered the Service from, Kansas, Buried at: Plot F Row 7 Grave 25, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, lost Eglinton, North Ireland., We got on a train and headed to Belfast, where Lockheed had sent mechanics out to assemble our P-38s. We were told to check them to see if everything worked, and then test fly them. If they were not perfect, we were told not to accept them. Well, nothing worked on my P-38, so they rolled the planes back into the hanger. Jimmy Doolittle showed up and was so mad he fired half the Lockheed employees. They finally got them fixed, rolled them out of the hanger, and the first pilot took off, kept it on the deck, and then pulled straight up into the overcast. He came back through the overcast after doing a loop, and ploughed right into the runway
  16-Dec-42 43-2105 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Walker, Jack 'Johnny' O-725384 97FS 82FG 8AF   Born on July 7, 1920, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and grew up in West Hollywood, California. We finally got the group airborne headed towards North Africa, with three groups of twelve P-38s. I was in the last group and ‘tail-end Charlie’, so I had to fly fast to keep up, and my gas gauge was going down quickly. We were headed towards Lands End at the tip of England, when I saw a small RAF field and told the flight lead I had to land. Another P-38 pilot was low on gas as well, and he landed on the short field before me, kicking up lots of water. When I landed, I had no way to stop, and skidded into an elevated railroad track on the far end of the field. The plane went over the track and down onto the beach. A British guard came up and said, ‘Hey Yank, get out before the plane burns’. I climbed up on the tracks only to see another Brit with a mine detector. I had crashed a brand new P-38 onto a beach near a minefield!” damaged during crash landing in Wales, 97FS, when repaired was transferred to 95FS and is the plane H. Smith went down in 14 Oct 43
. 17-Dec-42 42-12814 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Rundall, Milo E O-724562  96FS 82FG 8AF   Pilot bailed out 3mi. NE of Monaghan, Ireland. He was based at Eglinton, North Ireland, Pilot later POW 15/01/1943 in Tunisia, released 1945 in Germany
. 23 Dec  42 . . Kirtley, Robert E O-388610 95FS 82FG 8AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23 Dec  42   Lockheed P-38 Green, Earl T. O-659808 95FS 82FG 8AF KIA Entered the Service from,  Mississippi, Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, Awards, Purple Heart, Shot down engaging four JU88, over the Bay of Biscay while flying from England en-route Africa Lt. Green shot down by JU 88 
. 23 Dec  42   Lockheed P-38 Strozier, Buddy Alexander 0-421347 96FS 82FG 8AF   Had came from the 71st Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, force-landed in Portugal, Buddy Alexander Strozier, 85, of Norman, Okla., died of cancer Saturday, March 4, 2006, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Harry Barr (345FS, 350FG)  later describes Elvas, Portugal where they were interred.  The town is just a few miles from the Spanish border. "There we met one American and several British internees who had arrived before us.  The American was Captain (later Major) "Buddy" Strozier, a P-38 pilot, and he was the ranking US Army person there."
. 23 Dec  42 43-2098 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Brodhead, Arthur V. Jr. NCO, 13026649 then O-469339 95FS 82FG 8AF   #63, Wheels up landing on beach following combat 1 JU-88 and 1 damaged JU-88 en-route to Africa, Clare, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, plane destroyed by allies after salvage (Irish Military Archives report)
. 23 Dec  42     Henderson, Frank H O-726643 96FS 82FG 8AF KIA Hometown: Boyd County, KY
. 23 Dec  42 42-12610 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Miller, Theo S, III 0-659161 97FS 82FG 12AF

Crashed , 97 FS, 82FG, Spain, HONORED BY
Cordelia G. Miller, BRIEF STAY IN ENGLAND, PLANE CRASHED IN SPAIN, SENT TO ITALY, AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND 1943. HIS P-38 RAN OUT OF GAS AND CAUSED THE CRASH. HE FLEW 'BRASS' ALL OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN FOR THE AIR TRAINING COMMAND AIR CORPS. Lieutenant Miller looked me up to relate the story of his crash-landing during the fly-over from England. I'd pre-flight his P-38 in Ireland. He had crash-landed in Spain, close to Gibraltar. He said: 'My right engine cut out and I was blown out to sea - then my left engine cut out ! I decided to try for a landing on the coast and as I hit my left engine tore out, then, the tail boom on one side broke off, then, the tail boom on the other side and I finally ended up sliding into Spain without much remaining of my plane." He had bought his way out of Spain for a promise of 50 gallons of gasoline -and five English Pound notes ! Sustaining head injuries in the crash, he is not permitted to fly high altitude missions.
. 25-Dec-42           82FG 12AF   Fri. 12/25/42...."CHRISTMAS". Took off to ferry our ships (25) to 1st Ftr. Grp. Major Vaughn lost. We returned to Oran after being separated.
. Late Dec 1942 42-12817 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning

Wolfe, Fred J.,

 S Sgt

 6669216 then O-495832 96FS 82FG 12AF   Plane transferred to 14FG, late Dec 42
. 26-Dec-42 . . . .   82FG 12AF   82FG planes refurbish the 1FG, Sat. 12/26/42....Took off again for Biskra and turned over (25) ships to the 1st Fighter Group. Kinda pissed off because I had to give away "2073" ( Lockheed P-38E Lightning c/n 222-5201/5315), a darn good ship.
. 30 Dec 42 41-16707 North American AT-6A-NT Texan Coleman, Oliver G T-187608 96FS 82FG 12AF . Hometown: Shelby County, TN Incident at Eglin Field, FL ., USA

1943

MACR# Date Serial# A/C Type  Pilot Service# Sqdn Group AF Status Comments
. 07-Jan-43 . . Helton, Harrell B, FOD 7-Jan-44 O-496016 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Texas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 07-Jan-43 43-2112  Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning (Coded AS, named “Sad Sack”) Sloan, William J "Dixie" O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory, Bf-109
. 08-Jan-43 . . Loe, Roy M. O-22598 HQ 82FG 12AF . 97th FS mission to Kairouan, one P-38 lost. One of the pilots lost was Lt Col. Roy M. Loe, the deputy Group Commander.  2/Lt. Pincus P. Taback of the 97th FS had his P-38 badly damaged by a Bf 109 (according to Taback) and when he crash-landed at his airfield it was destroyed in the fire that followed.
. 08-Jan-43 42-12614 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 08-Jan-43 42-12614 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF S/d WIA Shot down by FW-190. This was one of the first II./J.G. 2 combats when flying from Kairouan airfield. Lt. Bühligen claimed three P-38s. The rest of II./J.G. 2 claimed seven P-38s destroyed. The 14th FG lost three P-38s, along with two more damaged. Martin Gleeson notes that the 82nd FG lost four P-38s. Although the times of the 82nd FG’s missions are not known, they were all to the Kairouan area, and II./J.G. 2 was the only German fighter unit in the region, so we can assume that on one or more of these missions the 82nd FG met II./J.G. 2.
. 08-Jan-43 . . Taback, Pincus P (SSgt) 12009698

NCO 12009698

Off

O-495494

 97FS 82FG 12AF . 2/Lt. Pincus P. Taback of the 97th FS had his P-38 badly damaged by a Bf 109 (according to Taback) and when he crash-landed at his airfield it was destroyed in the fire that followed.
. 08-Jan-43 . . . . 95FS 82FG 12AF . 95th FS mission to Kalaa Srira (sic), one P-38 lost. (According to data supplied by William J. Schildt this mission was airborne 1430 - 1715 hours, escorting B-25s)
. 09-Jan-43 42-12802 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning . . . 82FG 12AF . Plane information only (near Donegal,  Strapped to a pontoon, from torpedoed ship. It floated off the next morning.; MacCarron p. 35 & 117; Quinn p.118; IMA #U5)
. 10-Jan-43 . . Veal, John W. Jr. O-730675 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Florida, Buried at: Plot F Row 8 Grave 10, North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
11-Jan-43 43-2056 Lockheed P-38F-13-LO Lightning Hamm, James D O-732235 332FS 329FG . . Mid air collision Orange Co Arpt, CA, USA. The same man that served with 95FS,  82FG see 03-May-43
. 15-Jan-43 . . Black, Raymond M O-496111 96FS 82FG 12AF POW/KIA Detaining power Germany, Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape 
. 15-Jan-43 . . Rundall, Milo E. O-724562 96FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 15-Jan-43 . . Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Jan-43 . . Lund,  Keith K. O-495754 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11, 97th FS mission to Kairouan,  one P-38 and pilot MIA, 97th FS mission to Graiba, one P-38 and pilot MIA. News of the engagements received on 9 Feb, 97th Squadron pilots Lewis, Luddington, and Lund were reported shot down down or missing, along with Major Loe. Our Group has scored several victories in aerial combat. The first losses and victories took place over the Bay of Biscay during the fly-over from England to Algeria in December. The report is that recently commissioned Lt. Lewis and Major Loe were downed by Bf-109 and Ju88 fighters, after pulling out of formation to turn back and engage the enemy attack. Lt. Lund was reported last seen banking close to the water.
. 17-Jan-43 . . Petersen, William B O-421305 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Jan-43 . . Visscher, Herman W O-496093 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Jan-43 . . Wittliff, William W O-421370 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Jan-43 . . Atteberry, Lloyd E O-496112 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Jan-43 . . Lewis, Ervin A. O-495760 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA

Entered the Service from, Texas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart  We learned more about Lt. Lewis who had been shot down in December.(sic) Lewis had been downed by a 109 which in turn was shot down by Lt. Larson. After pulling out of formation to strafe an enemy ship, one engine on Larson's 38 was shot out and he force landed at Bone, 150 miles up the coast.
. 21-Jan-43 . . Luddington, Lloyd F. O-726653 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Utah, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart 97th FS mission to Kairouan, 97th FS mission to Graiba, one P-38 and pilot MIA.  one P-38 and pilot MIA, News of the engagements received on 9 Feb, 97th Squadron pilots Lewis, Luddington, and Lund were reported shot down down or missing, along with Major Loe. Our Group has scored several victories in aerial combat. The first losses and victories took place over the Bay of Biscay during the fly-over from England to Algeria in December. The report is that recently commissioned Lt. Lewis and Major Loe were downed by Bf-109 and Ju88 fighters,after pulling out of formation to turn back and engage the enemy attack. Lt. Lund was reported last seen banking close to the water.
. 21-Jan-43 . . Morgan, Emory C O-495877 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 21-Jan-43 . . Pratt, Leonard E O-495895 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 21-Jan-43 . . White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
  21-Jan-43     Zubarik, Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 22-Jan-43 . . Miller, Franklin P. O-421281 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 23 Jan 43 . . Towson, Louis A O-496118 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28 Jan 43 . . Cochran, Paul R O-729316 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Jan-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29 Jan 43 . . Osher, Ernest K O-429107 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . . . . 82FG 12AF . We went out today anti-shipping. No victories, No losses. 96th ran into a mess. Lost Capt. Smally, Lt. Winston, Lt. Delahunt. Zubarik was thought lost but showed up in the late afternoon. He was shot up (his ship) and crash landed in a dry lake about 30 minutes from here. Sure was glad to see Zubarik back. We ran into a helva lot of flak all of a sudden. McDaniel was gone. I thought he was gone for good but he returned home. Just got seven pilots from the 14th Fighter Group. All new boys. The Group got all new boys.
. 30-Jan-43 . . Barber, Bernard L O-496109 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . Crichton, Douglas E O-496335 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . Delahunt, Frederick J, FOD  30 Jan 44 O-662890 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, West Virginia, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 30-Jan-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . Wolfe, Fred J O-495832 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-43 . . Zubarik., Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF    
. 30-Jan-43 . . Smedley, Arthur A. Jr O-421342 HQ96 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
. 31-Jan-43 . . Decker, Harold R O-726631 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 31-Jan-43 . . Knell, William A O-726650 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Maryland, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 31-Jan-43 . . McArthur, T H O-429831 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
  31-Jan-43 . . Pratt, Leonard E. O-495895 97FS 82FG 12AF POW lost in action, 95FS, 82FG, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 31-Jan-43 42-12806 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Schildt, William J O-496103 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 31-Jan-43 42-12806 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Schildt, William J., S Sgt (CO) 12003729 later O-496103 95FS 82FG 12AF Rtn On an early morning mission, 5 planes of the 82FG where lost in combat this day. escorted B-26's (Gabes). Shot down by ME-110
. 31-Jan-43 . . White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 02-Feb-43 . . Barber, Bernard L O-496109 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Feb-43 . . Cochran, Paul R O-729316 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Feb-43 . . Duncan, Frank A O-729328 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Feb-43 . . Filkins, James Jr. O-791084 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, New York, Buried at: Plot I Row 4 Grave 7, North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart.lost one of our new boys from the 14FG
. 02-Feb-43 . . Rodgers, Phillip D O-659487 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Feb-43 . . Rowson, William B O-496059 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Feb-43 43-2064 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories off the coast of Tunis
. 03-Feb-43 . . Anton, Soren E. O-729301 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Feb-43 . . Atteberry, Lloyd E O-496112 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Feb-43 . . Duncan, Jesse T. O-662897 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Mississippi, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 03-Feb-43 . . Drompp, Edward B O-659679 95FS 82FG 12AF MIA  
. 03-Feb-43 . . Johnson, James C., FOD 3 Feb 44 O-730510 97FS 82FG 12AF MIA Entered the Service from, Arkansas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart, We lost two new boys, Johnson and Wilson
. 03-Feb-43 . . VanTrease, William V O-496082 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 04-Feb-43 . . See below . . . . . II./JG 2, At 1500 Oblt Bühligen claimed two more victories, this time P-38s of the 82nd FG near Matmata
. 04-Feb-43 . . Grady, Richard P. O-730459 97FS 82FG 12AF FOD No one knew what happened to the two missing boys. (Grady & Doddridge) Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
. 04-Feb-43 . . Doddridge, John E. O-726632 97FS 82FG 12AF MIA No one knew what happened to the two missing boys. (Grady & Doddridge)
. 6 Feb 43 . . Decker, Harold R O-726631 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 08-Feb-43 . . Atteberry, Lloyd E O-496112 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Caputo, John A O-791069 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43   . Dunn, William J. O-730415 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 08-Feb-43 . . Heffington, Dale L O-776642 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Hieronymus, William M O-725300 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Petersen, William B O-421305 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Rounds, Gerald L O-496091 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Towson, Louis A O-496118 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Visscher, Herman W O-496093 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Feb-43 . . Wolfe, Fred J O-495832 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
570 MACR lists 42-32721 which is a Cancelled contract 09-Feb-43 43-2366  Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Zoeter, James E., FOD 3 Sep 44 O-740624 96FS 82FG 12AF POW/Rtn Location, Near Ischia Island, Italy, Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa
579 MACR lists 42-32556 which is a Cancelled contract 09-Feb-43 42-13132 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Franke,  William T., FOD  2 Sep 44 O-743328 96FS 82FG 12AF MIA/Rtn Location, 30 Miles S W Of Ischia Island, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa
Conflict on date 2 Sept 43 MACR 573 lists 42-32427 which is a North American B-25C-15 Mitchell 09-Feb-43 43-2497 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Moore, Gerald E. Jr O-740513 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Coded AG, lost in action. Location, Midway Between Italian Mainland And Ustica Island. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa
. 15-Feb-43 43-2064 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 15-Feb-43 . . White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 17-Feb-43 . . . . 97FS 82FG 12AF .

The 82nd achieved a 'famous first' today - first US fighters over Sardinia. Escorting B-17 fortresses along with B-25 and B-26 mediums, heavy anti-aircraft fire was

encountered over the target. Four B-26s from the nearby base were lost due to flak. Our Group lost three P-38s, one of these from our 97th Squadron, called 'Cheeta'.

One enemy bomber was shot down. A fifth B-26 bomber, returning from this mission, crashed against the mountainside after coming out of clouds at low altitude. The plane burned, threw huge black billows of smoke up from the wreckage. All crew were reported lost.
. 17-Feb-43 . . . . 82FG 12AF . .
. 17-Feb-43 . . . . 82FG 12AF . .
. 17-Feb-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . Braddock, Edward I O-496341 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . Durham, Joseph E O-885198 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . Jones, Graham E O-495855 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 43-2112  Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning (Coded AS, named “Sad Sack”) Kirtley, Robert E O-388610 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory, Ju 88 and Ar 196 floatplane
. 21-Feb-43 . . Langdon, Charles R O-495370 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . McArthur, T H O-429831 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . Towson, Louis Albert O-496118 97FS 82FG 12AF FOD

Hometown: Alachua County, FL. Entered the Service from, Florida, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart 

Fifteen P-38s, our men, escorted flights of B-26s in anti-shipping mission. Lt. Peterson went down but Headquarters received a call from Algiers saying

"Pete" had landed O.K. Lieutenants Towsen and Washburn crashed at sea after shooting down a German bomber. Towsen was reported last seen on a life raft dropped by one of our bombers. The Germans were also reported close to the raft. One enemy ship was sunk by the B-26s and other vessels were strafed by our P-38s. Our 82nd FG now has 48 victories to 21 lost.Lt. Towson now believed definitely lost after crash landing in the sea on the 21st. Lt. Atteberry said Towsen attacked an enemy bomber, from above and behind, and was hit on the way in by the rear gunner.
. 21-Feb-43 . . Washburn, Jack O-730682 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . Washburn, Jack O-730682 95FS 82FG 12AF FOD

Hometown: Madera, CA. Memorialized at: North Africa American Cemetery
Location: Carthage, Tunisia
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
. 21-Feb-43 . . Peterson, William B O-421305 97FS 82FG 12AF S/d Rtn

Lt. Peterson went down but Headquarters received a call from Algiers saying "Pete" had landed O.K.
. 21-Feb-43 . . Roofner, Hollis W O-659488 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Feb-43 . . Washburn, Jack O-730682 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
. 22-Feb-43 . . Cochran, Paul R O-729316 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Feb-43 . . Bass, Leon W. O-659443 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Florida, Buried at: Plot F Row 20 Grave 7, North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 23-Feb-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
  28-Feb-43 . . Heffington, Dale L., FOD 28 Feb 44 O-726642 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA

Entered the Service from, Arizona, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart 

Due to very heavy rains and muddy ground conditions the first part of week, we had no missions until yesterday. Today, five of our P-38s were shot up on

a mission, one of these failed to return. Escorting B-26 bombers, they were attacked by flights of Me109s. Lt. "Ace" White, last of the 38s to return from

the mission, added another 109 to his score. Our other Lt. White (H.G.) also shot down a 109 which was laast seen streaming into the ground with engine trailing smoke. Our new Commanding Officer of the 97th, Captian Wittliff, shot down one 109. Group victories now stand at 61. This includes 45 enemy fighters, eleven bombers and five others. We have suffered losses of 24

pilots, 25 P-38s. Lt. "Ace" White had four victories and needed one more to become an "Ace". Yesterday he was called on the carpet for taking off unassigned, as he put it: "To get my last ship to get the title." Most of the

men have been supplementing their desire for food by buying eggs, nuts, and dried dates from the Arab natives who wander across our perimeter. Ten eggs cost about 30 francs (60 cents), a dozen English walnuts costs 20 francs, and maybe three dozen dried dates will run another 20 francs. But half the dates are wormy.
. 28-Feb-43 . . White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 01-Mar-43 . . Crawford, Ray O-730393 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 01-Mar-43 . . Perrone, John A O-659838 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 01-Mar-43 . . Rodgers, Phillip D O-659487 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 01-Mar-43 . . Rounds, Gerald L O-496091 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Mar-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
  03-Mar-43 .   Scott,  George W. O-725208 96FS 82FG 12AF POW

Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) Our 38s escorted B-25 Mitchells to target, an enemy field. The target was reported to be well- hit. No enemy fighters were encountered but one of our planes was lost to enemy anti-aircraft fire.
. 04-Mar-43 .   Gasaway, Harry S. O-730448 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA

Entered the Service from,  Montana, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart An early mission saw 38 of our P-38s escorting B-25 bombers to the target in Tunisia. Enemy planes were encountered but no reports of any shot down. Several of our 38s failed to return. One was seen to spin down after being hit in pilots cockpit section by a jettisoned belly tank, while they were over the target. Lt. Caputo had one engine on fire, which went out when the engine was cut, and he came in safely on one engine. Lt. Gasaway was lost. Lt.Visscher is believed to have landed safely at Bone, on the coast.
. 07-Mar-43 . . Petersen, William B O-421305 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Mar-43 . . Walker, Jack G O-725384 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Mar-43 . . Wittliff, William W O-421370 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 11-Mar-43 . . Atteberry, Lloyd E O-496112 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Mar-43 . . White, Thomas A O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
. 12-Mar-43 . . Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 12-Mar-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-Mar-43 . . . . . 82FG 12AF .

On the 14th our P-38s escorted B-25s. Group lost one new pilot due to his mistaking four 109s for Spitfires which, by that time, drew down and fired on

him. The bombers hit their targets. On the 15th, Lt. McAnulty of our 97th Squadron shot down a 109 on his first mission with the squadron. Many B-17s Fortresses, B-26 Marauders and B-25 Mitchells, with escort of P40s,

Spitfires, and P-38s have been on the go in perfect weather.
. 15-Mar-43 . . McAnulty, Ernest E O-729351 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
  20-Mar-43 42-12830 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Crichton, Douglas E. O-496335 96FS 82FG 12AF   Probable Me-109. Plane usually assigned to S Sgt William J. Sloan, 6994350,  coded BO, named *Snooks IV 1/2* Plane lost Jul 3, 1943. MACR 359
. 20-Mar-43 . . Hawes, Samuel A O-659465 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 20-Mar-43 . . Jorda, Joseph W O-495857 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-Mar-43 . . Kuentzel, Ward A O-730534 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
See 5 Apr 1943 for conflict on date 20-Mar-43 42-12816 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Lawrence, Lee H O--726651 96FS 82FG 12AF S/d FOD Shot down by Me-109. Hometown: Vernon County, WI
. 20-Mar-43 . . Rowson, William B O-496059 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
  20-Mar-43 42-12827 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF   Claims JU 88. 2(F)./122 dispatched a sortie to the Straits of Sicily but one Ju 88D-1 failed to return after combat with P-38s of the US 82nd FG and was lost. Four crewmen were killed.
  20-Mar-43     Zubarik, Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-Mar-43 . . Rodgers, Phillip D O-659487 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . Atteberry, Lloyd E. O-496112 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA

Entered the Service from, Idaho, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart 

We of 97th Squadron lost Atteberry and McDaniels. 97th Squadron escorted 70 B-26 bombers against enemy shipping and very heavy opposition was encountered from 109s. As a result, Lt. Atteberry, Lt. McDaniels, and Lt.McAnulty were reported lost in combat. However, Lt. McAnulty came back safely last night, and was flown in by an English Beaufighter. It is difficult to realize so many of our ex-Sgt. pilots and friends are gone. Atteberry needed only one more victory, unofficially. During the mission, one of the B-26s was brought down by a suicide 109 who flew directly into the middle of the

bomber formation. Our squadron scored one victory in the air battle to bring Group total to 87. 95th Squadron planes got up on the 21st along with many B-17s.
. 22-Mar-43 . . Braddock, Edward I O-496341 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory 23 P-38s of the US 82nd FG escorted B-26s and they were engaged by 2 Bf 109s. Later during the mission, the same formation of bombers and P-38s were attacked by 6 Bf 109s.
. 22-Mar-43 . . Kirtley, Robert E O-388610 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . McAnulty, Ernest E O-729351 97FS 82FG 12AF S/d Rtn Lt.McAnulty were reported lost in combat. However, Lt. McAnulty came back safely last night, and was flown in by an English Beaufighter. 
. 22-Mar-43 . . McDaniel,  Lemuel D. O-495764 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
. 22-Mar-43 . . Hays, Oliver B. O-730482 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Iowa, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 22-Mar-43 . . Mallette, Archie F O-495900 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . Osher, Ernest K O-429107 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . Roofner, Hollis W O-659488 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . Sharp, Daniel F O-730631 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . Taback, Pincus P O-495494 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-43 . . Yahne, Verne M O-495835 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Mar-43 . . Rodgers, Phillip D O-659487 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 25-Mar-43 . . Rainear, Charles J O-659179 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 25-Mar-43 . . Shearer, Donald H. O-730633 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Iowa, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
. 26-Mar-43 . . McAuliffe, Richard G O-428438 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 25-Mar-43 . . White, Thomas A  "Ace" O-730690 97FS 82FG 12AF WIA

(Wounded In Action), possibility he went to 338FS, 55FG An early mission got off with out squadron participating. Fortresses, escorted by the 1st Fighter Group, flew over on their way towards the front.Upon mission completion, 97th Squadron was missing Lt. 'Ace' White and Captain Peterson. But Pete is believed to have landed safely on the coast at Bone. During the last few missions, Group victories have reached 94 total. 27 March 1943, rumoured that Lt. 'Ace' White, who had six victories, is in hospital with crushed chest and skull facture.   BERTEAUX, NORTH AFRICA

29 March 1943, We have again established camp. The majority are still living out of foxholes under shelter-halves, but there are some pyramidal also. Our squadron pilots are to go on a 30 day relief, back to Casablanca. Eleven new pilots and P-38s came into the squadron today which, added to our remaining 97th

pilots to stay here, makes 15. Of 97th Squadron, Commanding Officer (now Major) Witliff, Captain Peterson, ex-Sgts. (now Lieutenants) Henley, Larson,

Morgan, Rounds, Taback, Visscher, Walker, 'Ace' White, and G. White, will be at Casablanca. 'Ace' White, who crash landed several days ago after a mission and at first believed lost, is O.K. and goes to Casablanca. He

reported turning upside down on crash landing, when his left engine cut out. Unable to get out of the cockpit with his canopy jammed against the ground,

shot his way out of the side cockpit window with his .45 automatic.
. 26-Mar-43 . . Wiedbusch, Melvin E O-753769 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 27-Mar-43 . . Lamar, Hobart L. Jr. O-732278 95FS 82FG 12AF DNB (Killed In Flying Accident) Hometown: Kern, CA
. 27-Mar-43 . . Liss, Benjamin R. O-732285 95FS 82FG 12AF KIFA  
. 31-Mar-43 . . Embrey, Ralph C O-496016 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory, Ju88 Mission No. 99 / Counter-Shipping Near Zembra Islands
. 31-Mar-43 . . Moore, Marion O-663077 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory, Me-109 Mission No. 99 / Counter-Shipping Near Zembra Islands
. 31-Mar-43 . . Molloy, Francis M O-730571 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Iowa, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 31-Mar-43 . . Sheen, Joseph R. Jr. O-730635 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Kansas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
. 05-Apr-43 . . Anderson, Edmund B O-496114 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory In an effort to re-supply the Afrika Korps trapped in Tunis, the Luftwaffe tried to fly in supplies from Sicily and Southern Italy. 65 JU 52s were sent across the Med in one of the first large scale re-supply missions. The Junkers were escorted by only 2 Bf 109s from II./JG 27 and 3 Bf 110s from III./ZG 26. These were attacked near Cap Bon by 46 P-38s from the US 1st and 82d FG, divided into 2 formations. The Germans scrambled whatever they could to aid the hard pressed formation of transports but the whole reinforcement amounted to nothing more than 8 Bf 109s from II./JG 53. The German fighter pilots shot down 6 P-38s, but of course were so outnumbered that they were unable to cover the Ju 52s against the masses of Lightnings. No less than 14 Ju 52s were shot down. Elsewhere, P-38s accounted for another 15 German fighters. Combined efforts of NAAF fighters and bombers destroyed up to 200 Luftwaffe aircraft on 5 April, with many destroyed on the ground.
. 05-Apr-43 . . Cochran, Paul R O-729316 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Crawford, Ray O-730393 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Delp, Robert C O-732185 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Hamric, Alex K O-496096 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Hattendorf, Wilbur S O-659464 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Jones, Lincoln D O-730515 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  2 victories
. 05-Apr-43 . . Jorda, Joseph W O-495857 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  2 victories
. 05-Apr-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 05-Apr-43 . . Kinsey, Claude R. Jr O-496116 96FS 82FG 12AF POW CC 21 Chieti Italy 42-14. 

Claude R. Kinsey Jr., 86, a ''flying sergeant" who became one of the earliest US aces of World War II and who escaped a prisoner-of-war camp by walking 100 miles through Italy across German lines, died Feb. 4 of cancer in Springfield, Va.

Kinsey, who entered the Army Air Forces as an enlisted man, trained to fly while still a buck private, and eventually attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, was credited with shooting down seven enemy planes over North Africa between Jan. 29 and April 5, 1943, when he was shot down by his own inexperienced wing man.

He bailed out of his burning P-38 Lightning fighter, landing in 3 feet of water near Tunis, Algeria, blinded from swollen eyes and temporarily paralyzed below the waist. He was captured by residents who turned him over to the Italian military.

The 23-year-old second lieutenant, after recovering from severe burns, ended up in a large POW camp near Chieti, Italy, where he stayed until the end of September 1943, when the Italian guards fled and were replaced by Germans. The Germans moved the prisoners to a camp near Sulmona, Italy, where, on the first night, the young pilot slipped out, evaded machine gun fire and began his 30-day start-and-stop escape down the Apennine Mountains toward Bari, near Campobasso, according to a 40-page excerpt of his unpublished biography
. 05-Apr-43 . . Larson, Merle E O-495759 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
Conflict on date, Incident reported by other sources as 20 Mar 1943 05-Apr-43 . This maybe his  FOD date Lawrence, Lee H. O-726651 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Wisconsin, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
. 05-Apr-43 . . McAuliffe, Richard G O-428438 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 .   McAnulty, Ernest E. O-729351 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
. 05-Apr-43 . . Hieronymus, William M. O-725300 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Texas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 05-Apr-43 . . Rowson, William B O-496059 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Walker, Jack G O-725384 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Apr-43 . . Wehman, George E O-729392 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 10-Apr-43 . . Crawford, Ray O-730393 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories. .P-38s destroyed another 20 German transports and 8 escorting German and Italian fighters. Later that afternoon, B-25 medium bombers and their escorts downed 21 transports and 4 of the escorting fighters. Despite these serious losses, the Luftwaffe continued to fly these aerial convoys.
. 10-Apr-43 . . Hamric, Alex K O-496096 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Apr-43 . . Hanley, Justin O O-496095 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Apr-43 . . Hasal, Glynord A O-730481 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Apr-43 . . Jochems, Theodore P O-726648 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Apr-43 . . McAuliffe, Richard G O-428438 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Apr-43 . . Powell, Charles D O-495896 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 10-Apr-43 . . Riddle, William L Jr O-730611 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 10-Apr-43 . . Riddle, William L Jr. O-730611 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Washington, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
. 10-Apr-43 . . Schildt, William J O-496103 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Apr-43 . . White, Virgil O-495878 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Apr-43 . . Baldwin, Harry W O-792672 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory. The Luftwaffe again tried to re-supply the Afrika Korps in Tunisia and sent a formation of 35 transports on an aerial convoy from Sicily. Bounced by B-25s and P-38s out on a shipping sweep over the Sicilian strait, both bomber and twin-engined fighters tore into the German formations. Within minutes, 25 German planes including 21 Ju 52 transports were shot down. In an unusual victory, Uffz. Gaisberger of III./TG 3 claimed one P-38 destroyed during the battle. Uffz. Herbert Romeikat of 2./JG 27 was listed as missing after landing on the sea near Derna with engine damage.
. 11-Apr-43 . . Barrett, Robert J O-732126 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 11-Apr-43 43-2112  Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning (Coded AS, named “Sad Sack”) Cappo, John B O-732153 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  2 victories, Ju 52/3m
. 11-Apr-43 . . Hamm. James D O-0732235 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . Hamric, Alex K O-496096 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
16544 / Page 587 11-Apr-43 . . Hamric, Alex K. O-496096 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Tennessee, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Last Seen To Go Down In Flames Over Rekata Bay, Point Of Departure, [BLANK]  In an unusual victory, Uffz. Gaisberger of III./TG 3 claimed one P-38 destroyed during the battle.
. 11-Apr-43 . . Hasal, Glynord A O-730481 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Apr-43 . . Hattendorf, Wilbur S O-659464 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  2 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . Hurlbut, Frank D T-190446 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Apr-43 . . Hodgson, Thomas D O-732247 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Apr-43 . . Grinnan, Daniel T O-665787 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
16544 / Page 587 11-Apr-43 . . Grinnan, Daniel T. O-665787 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Virginia, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart. Location, Last Seen To Go Down In Flames Over Rekata Bay, Point Of Departure, [BLANK]
. 11-Apr-43 . . Meyer, John R O-495765 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . Moore, Marion O-663077 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . Perrone, John A O-659838 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Apr-43 . . Pyles, John R Jr O-405444 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
16544 / Page 587 11-Apr-43 . . Rawson, William B. O-496059 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Illinois, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. Location, Last Seen To Go Down In Flames Over Rekata Bay, Point Of Departure, [BLANK]
. 11-Apr-43 . . Sharp, Daniel F O-730631 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . Schildt, William J O-496103 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . Solem, Herman S O-792886 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 11-Apr-43 . . White, Virgil O-495878 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
16544 / Page 587 11-Apr-43 . . White, Virgil S. O-495878 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, North Carolina, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Location, Last Seen To Go Down In Flames Over Rekata Bay, Point Of Departure, [BLANK]
. 14 Apr 43 . P-38J . . . 82FG 12AF DNB A new "J" from 82nd blew engine up in dive bailed out Pilot hit stabilizer died in hospital.
. 16-Apr-43 . . Baldwin, Harry W., FOD  17 Apr 44 O-792672 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Maryland, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 16-Apr-43 . . Bentzlin, Conrad F. O-724374 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Minnesota, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 16-Apr-43 . . Jochems, Theodore P O-726648 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 16-Apr-43 . . McReynolds, Steven E. . 97FS 82FG 12AF .  
. 16-Apr-43 . . Pyles, John J.Jr. O-405444 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Missouri, Buried at: Plot G Row 12 Grave 7, North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 16-Apr-43 . . Wilkins, Ora M, FOD 17 Apr 44 O-661417 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 17-Apr-43 . . McArthur, T H O-429831 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Apr-43 . . Perrone, John A O-659838 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Apr-43 . . Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Apr-43 . . Warr, Donn C O-732417 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-Apr-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Apr-43 . . Barber, Bernard L O-496109 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Apr-43 . . Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . Gant, James R O-664175 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . Kenny, Richard F O-725315 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . McArthur, T H O-429831 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . Muir, Robert W O-665850 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . Powell, Charles D O-495896 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . Price, Charles W O-732357 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Apr-43 . . Pyle, Benjamin C, FOD 29 Apr 44 O-732359 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 28-Apr-43 . . Coates, Howell B. O-792962 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Rhode Island, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 29-Apr-43 43-2112 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning (Coded AS, named “Sad Sack”) Cappo, John B O-732153 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  1 victory, Bf-109
. 29-Apr-43 . . Curdes, Louis E O-733836 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  3 victories
. 29-Apr-43 . . Henley, Justin O O-496095 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Apr-43 . . McArthur, T H O-429831 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Apr-43 . . Netzer, John R Jr T-443196 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Apr-43 . . Phillips, Herbert L O-432116 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Apr-43 . . Conners, James F., III O-732172 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 29-Apr-43 . . Curran, Charles R. O-733837 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, New Jersey,
Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
 . 29-Apr-43 . . Reding, James P, FOD 30 Apr 44 O-733978 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Purple Heart
  29-Apr-43   . Delp, Robert L., FOD 30 Apr 44 O-732185 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
. 29-Apr-43 . . White, William P.  Jr, FOD 30 Apr 44,  O-734049 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
. 03-May-43 . . Bladorn, Robert G O-665379 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Rock County, WI
. 03-May-43 . . Hamm, James D. O-732235 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Albemarle County, VA
. 03-May-43   . McArthur, T. H.  O-429831 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Mills County, TX
. 03-May-43   . Powell, Charles D. 14022344 then O-495896 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Tippah County, MS
. 03-May-43   . Price, Charles W. O-732357 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Pierce County, WA
. 05-May-43 . . . . . 82FG 12AF . Italian Macchis from 1° Stormo CT and American Lightning most likely of 82nd FG itself, a combat that has always interested myself but whose details are not very clear to me. This combat took place on the morning of 5 May 1943 when a group of seven Siai Marchetti SM 82 (of 149° Gruppo T) took off at 8.45 (Italian hour) from the airstrip of Gerbini (Sicily) directed towards Tunisia under escort of 16 Macchis of 1° Stormo led by the ace Tenente Amedeo Guidi. the Italian planes were intercepted 20 miles from Zembra by some P38s .The Siais coded 602-5 (Tenente Camerini), 608-3 (Maresciallo Barba) went down in flames with no survivors. The 603-3 (Maresciallo Mascetti) exploded while ditching near Zembra island (the pilot and 5 passengers survived), the 608-2 8 (Tenente Rosci) ditched near Tunis (crew rescued), the 607-3 (Tenente Setti) force-landed in a Tunisian beach and finally the last two machines turned back. Some of the machines -at least the three that exploded- carried fuel, while Tenente Fulvio Setti was finally able to repair his kite and flew back to Italy gaining the gold medal for bravery for this mission (it is the highest Italian military award and very seldom was given to living people).
. 05-May-43 . . Kenny, Richard F O-725315 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 05-May-43 . . Langdon, Charles R O-495370 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-May-43 . . Lucini, Guido F O-732288 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 05-May-43 43-2112  Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning (Coded AS, named “Sad Sack”) Osher, Ernest K O-429107 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories, His 4th and 5th
  05-May-43 ,   Ellerbee, Allen E.  Jr. FOD 6 May 44 O-732198 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Texas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 05-May-43 . . Weddle, Edgar L., FOD  6 May 44 O-665652 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Illinois, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart, 95th FS lost two pilots and their P-38s. Both men were fairly inexperienced.
. 05-May-43 . . Beatty, Robert E. O-803754 97FS 82FG 12AF POW European Theatre: Germany. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 06-May-43 . . Braddock, Edward I O-496341 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 06-May-43 . . Lehocky, Paul J. O-732282 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio,
Buried at: Plot F Row 16 Grave 6, North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Purple Heart
. 11-May-43 . . Osher, Ernest K O-429107 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-May-43 . . Visscher, Herman W O-496093 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
  13-May-43     Zubarik, Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-May-43 . . Liebers, Lawrence P O-496058 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-May-43 . . Rainear, Charles J. O-659179 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Pennsylvania, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 14-May-43 . . Schildt, William J O-496103 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-May-43 . . Smoot, John F. O-732390 95FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 14-May-43 . . Truesdale, Francis C. O-020892 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Hays County, TX Arrived overseas with 60FS, 33FS
. 14-May-43 . . Vaughn, Harley C O-406526 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-May-43 . . Austin, Ervin S O-665371 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-May-43 . . Curdes, Louis E O-733836 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 19-May-43 . . Embrey, Ralph C O-496016 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-May-43 . . Oliver, Jesse G O-493838 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-May-43 . . Sharp, Daniel F O-730631 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-May-43 . . Visscher, Herman W O-496093 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-May-43 . . Hurlbut, Frank D T-190446 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-May-43 . . Jones, Marvin R O-732263 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-May-43 . . Jorda, Joseph W O-495857 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-May-43 . . Kuentzel, Ward A O-730534 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-May-43 . . Rodgers, Phillip D O-659487 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-May-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-May-43 . . Crichton, Douglas E O-496335 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-May-43 . . Cochran, Paul R O-729316 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-May-43 . . Liebers, Lawrence P O-496058 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-May-43 . . Karam, George E O-732265 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-May-43 . . Shoemaker, William E O-734012 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 21-May-43 . . Taback, Pincus P O-495494 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
  21-May-43     Zubarik, Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-May-43 . . Rounds, Gerald L O-496091 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-May-43 . . Reager, Henry F O-664244 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-May-43 . . Solem, Herman S O-792886 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
    42-13054 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Zubarik, Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF   Named Pearl III assigned to Zubarik, Charles J.
  24-May-43     Zubarik, Charles J. O-495898 96FS 82FG 12AF POW P-38G, was shot down this day near Vanafiorita airfield , Sardegna, in a P-38G but it seems his plane came down on land  ? He was a POW. There is no MACR listed for this date. He was flying from Berteaux, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 25-May-43 . . Johnson, Clarence O O-733904 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 15-Jun-43 . . Crawford, Ray O-730393 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 15-Jun-43   . Kenney, Richard F O-725315 95FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 15-Jun-43 . . Halverson, Erling W. O-726638 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Minnesota, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
. 18-Jun-43 . . Fitzgibbon, George T O-792823 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Hurlbut, Frank D T-190446 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 18-Jun-43 . . Johnson, Donald W O-732260 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Kennedy, Allen R O-732270 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Kuentzel, Ward A O-730534 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Liebers, Lawrence P O-496058 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 18-Jun-43 . . Mackey, Walter M T-190431 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Pape, Lewis E O-665604 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Perrone, John A O-659838 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Rawson, John R T-190412 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jun-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
1406 lists 42-31848 which is  
Boeing 
B-17G-30-BO 
Fortress
 18-Jun-43 42-12876 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Wehman, George E., FOD 19 Jun 44 O-729392 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Golfo Aranci, Sardinia Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Entered the Service from, New York, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
. 18-Jun-43 . . Wolfe, Fred J O-495832 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-43 . . Curdes, Louis E O-733836 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1victory
. 26-Jun-43 . . Phillips, Herbert L O-432116 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Jun-43 . . Kuentzel, Ward A O-730534 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Jun-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jun-43 . . Schlener, John L O-431563 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jun-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
359  03-Jul-43 42-12830 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Crichton, Douglas E. O-496335 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 1/2 Mi N W Of Milis A/D. Point Of Departure, Arha, Tunisia Marylebone A/D Soukel. Entered the Service from, Montana, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Plane usually assigned to S Sgt William J. Sloan, 6994350,  coded BO, named *Snooks IV 1/2* 
. 04-Jul-43 . . Gant, James R O-664175 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Jul-43 . . Jochems, Theodore P O-726648 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Jul-43 . . Muir, Robert W O-665850 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Jul-43 . . Phillips, Eugene F O-732350 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Jul-43 . . Pryor, Howard M O-791143 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
72 04-Jul-43 42-13180 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Stover, John P. O-734026 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters. Location,  20 Mi. S W Of Gerbini, Point Of Departure, Souk El Arba, Tunisia
. 05-Jul-43 . . Rounds, Gerald L O-496091 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Jul-43 . . O'Brien, James V O-793526 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Jul-43 . . Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 05-Jul-43 . . Williams, Russell C O-1699178 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 09-Jul-43 . . Jones, Graham E. O-495855 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Hometown: Bourbon County, KY
. 09-Jul-43 . . Netzer, John J. Jr. T-190411 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA

Hometown: Passaic County, NJ, HOMETOWN, Totowa Boro, NJ, HONORED BY, Mr. John Parliman, Son, FLEW P-38 LIGHTENING IN 95TH ARMY AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON IN TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA. CREDITED WITH DOWNING A MESSERSCHMITT. HARASSED AXIS SHIPPING IN MEDITERRANEAN. DIED THE MORNING OF JULY 9, 1943 TAKING OFF TO SUPPORT THE SICILIAN INVASION
. 10-Jul-43 .   Fitzgibbon, George T. O-792823 96FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
. 10-Jul-43 . . Hurlbut, Frank D T-190446 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 10-Jul-43 . . Kuentzel, Ward A O-730534 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 10-Jul-43 . . Liebers, Lawrence P O-496058 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Jul-43 . . Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Jul-43 . . Waters, Edward T O-730683 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Jul-43 . . Wolfe, Fred J O-495832 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Jul-43 . . Jones, Lincoln D O-730515 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  1 victory
. 19-Jul-43 . . Barker, Fredrick R O-732122 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims  1 victory
. 22-Jul-43 . . Kuentzel, Ward A O-730534 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Jul-43 . . Sloan, William J O-496090 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 30-Jul-43 . . Dean, John L O-733840 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Aug-43 . . Hurlbut, Frank D T-190446 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
1515 07-Aug-43 42-13148 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Drayton, Richard J. O-792972 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Gulf Of Eufemia, Italy. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Entered the Service from, Rhode Island, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Gulf Of Eufemia, Italy, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
. 07-Aug-43 . . Warr, Donn C O-732417 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Aug-43 . . Fagan, Charles N. Jr.   97FS 82FG 12AF . Injured Flying Accident,
435 19-Aug-43 43-2514 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Smidt, Robert H., FOD 20 Aug 44 T-186611 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 30 Miles South Of Capri Island, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Idaho, Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
436 20-Aug-43 42-13194 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Antilla, Erwin E., FOD 21 Aug 44 O-670811 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Near Bosco Tricase, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Michigan, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
. 20-Aug-43 43-2326 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Butler, Richard M. T-190418 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
438 20-Aug-43 43-2326 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Butler, Richard M. T-190418 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Location, Near Castellammare, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Lost over Gulf of Naples, Italy following head-on engagement with Bf 109.Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 20-Aug-43 . . Johnson, Clarence O O-733904 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 20-Aug-43 . . Liebers, Lawrence P O-496058 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
437 20-Aug-43 43-2183 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Van Oordt, Paul K. O-737906 96FS 82FG 12AF POW Location, Near Sarne, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
485 25-Aug-43 42-13402 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Paskiewicz, Paul I. O-740539 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA MISSION NO. 371 / Foggia, Italy - A/D Location, Foggia Airdrome, Italy Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Michigan, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
487 25-Aug-43 42-13042 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Singer, Warren L., FOD 26 Aug 44 O-740575 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA MISSION NO. 371 / Foggia, Italy - A/D Location, Coast Near Manfredonia. Point Of Departure.Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Illinois, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
484  25-Aug-43 43-2512 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Phillips, Eugene F. O-732350 95FS 82FG 12AF POW MISSION NO. 371 / Foggia, Italy - A/D Location, Foggia, Airdrome, Italy, Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Coded AW, while assigned to Roofner, 95FS, 82FG, lost in action Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
486 MACR lists 43-12906 which is a Noorduyn AT-16-ND 25-Aug-43 42-12906 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Rudy, James R. O-733991 95FS 82FG 12AF POW MISSION NO. 371 / Foggia, Italy - A/D Location, Foggia Airdrome, Italy Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Coded AO, while assigned to Schoenberg, 95FS, lost in action Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
504 26-Aug-43 42-13438 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Mitchim, Kelly W. . HQ96 82FG 12AF POW/Rtn Location, Just East Of Caniello Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Escaped from captivity and returned to duty
502 MACR lists 42-13885 which is a Cessna AT-17A c/n 2551/2583 To Canada under Lend-Lease, initially with RAF serials FJ350/FJ382 27-Aug-43 42-12883 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Sheets, Melvin A. T-000056 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Benevento, Italy, Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Indiana, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
. 27-Aug-43 42-13150 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Curdes, Louis E O-733836 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
549 27-Aug-43 42-13150 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Curdes, Louis E. O-733836 95FS 82FG 12AF POW Coded AZ, while assigned to Austin, 95FS, 82FG, lost in action (His POW date is not listed until 16 Feb 1944)
. 28-Aug-43 . . Kinnie, Robert R O-730524 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Aug-43 . . Stahl, Urban F T-190454 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Aug-43 . . Visscher, Herman W O-496093 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 31-Aug-43 . . Nott, Kendall C T-000963

96FS

 82FG 12AF DNB Hometown: Douglas County, NE
577 lists 42-32504 which is North American B-25C-15 Mitchell 02-Sep-43 42-13187 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Amberson, Jack E., FOD  3 Sep 44 O-729788 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 5 Miles N W Of Logia D Patria, Italy, Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Wyoming, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 02-Sep-43 . . Andersen, Leslie Ernest O-798078 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
578 lists 42-31994 which is Boeing B-17G-35-BO Fortress 02-Sep-43 42-12932 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Denison,  Frank W, FOD  3 Sep 44 O-743424 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 5 Miles S W Of Ischia Island, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Kansas, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
574 lists 42-32779 which is Cancelled contract 02-Sep-43 42-13262 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Farrell, Harold M., FOD 3 Sep 44 O-732203 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Off Ischia Island Near Italian Mainland. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Entered the Service from, Missouri, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Plane coded A1,
579 lists 42-32556 whch is Cancelled contract 02-Sep-43 42-13132 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Francke, William T., FOD  2 Sep 44 O-743328 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 30 Miles S W Of Ischia Island, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Entered the Service from, Illinois, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 02-Sep-43 . . Fuller, Garret B O-1699269 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . Gant, James R O-664175 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 02-Sep-43 . . Hodgson, Thomas D O-732247 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory (This was the 50th mission for Lts. Bob Gardner and Tom Hodgson of the 95th Sq. and Henry Reager of the 97th, bringing their combat tours to a very dramatic conclusion. (Hodgson returned to the group six months later to begin a second tour.))
. 02-Sep-43 . . Hurlbut, Frank D T-190446 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . Johnson, Clarence O O-733904 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . Johnson, Donald W O-732260 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . Jones, Thomas H O-733907 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
571 lists 42-32420 which is North American B-25C-15 Mitchell 02-Sep-43 42-13200 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Karam, George E., FOD 3 Sep 44 O-732265 97FS 82FG 12AF MIA Location, Off Coast Of Italy, Near Villa Liferne Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Entered the Service from, Ohio, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
. 02-Sep-43 . . Lippert, James A O-740840 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
Conflict with 9 Feb 43, 573 lists 42-32427 which is North American B-25C-15 Mitchell 02-Sep-43 43-2497 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning,  Moore, Gerald E .Jr. O-740513 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Midway Between Italian Mainland And Ustica Island. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Fred Selle called over the radio, urging the badly wounded Moore to straighten out and fly level. The wounded pilot seemed to respond briefly, but then his left wing dropped and struck the water. The Lightning crashed into the sea. Fred Selle, 96FS,  circled a couple of times, but saw no sign of Lt. Moore.
. 02-Sep-43 . . Murphy, William W O-659478 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 42-12901 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Padgett, James W. Jr O-740533 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
572 lists 42-32667 which is Cancelled contract 02-Sep-43 42-12901 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Padgett, James W. Jr O-740533 96FS 82FG 12AF POW Location: 30 Miles S W Of Ischia Island, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. The 109 rolled to its left and collided with Padgett's Lightning. Both pilots managed to bailout. Lt. Padgett survived, thanks to his parachute, but the German's chute apparently did not open.
Mentioned in 570 02-Sep-43 43-2165 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Pape, Louis E. O-665604 96FS 82FG 12AF POW Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
. 02-Sep-43 . . Ragland, Clifford L O-730602 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
575 lists 42-110704 which is unknown serial 02-Sep-43 43-2153 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Schlener,  John L, FOD  3 Sep 44 O-431563 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, About 7 Miles Sw Of Lago D Patria, Italy Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Entered the Service from, Illinois, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
. 02-Sep-43 . . Shoemaker, William E O-734012 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . Selle, Fred A O-740569 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 3 victories
. 02-Sep-43 . . Solko, Joseph C O-734018 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . VanTrease, William V O-496082 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Sep-43 . . Williams, Robert B Jr O-736443 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
570 MACR lists 42-32721 which is a Cancelled contract 02-Sep-43 43-2366 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Zoeter, James E., FOD 3 Sep 44 O-740624 96FS 82FG 12AF MIA Location, Near Ischia Island, Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
640 lists 42-93391 which is Douglas C-47A-25-DK Skytrain 04-Sep-43 42-12832 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Winney, John L. O-740622 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 75 Miles From Palermo On A Vector Of 9 Degrees. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from:,New York, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart. Coded AD, while assigned to Curdes, 96FS, 82FG,.group flew a strafing mission to Grazzanise Airdrome. Lt. John Winney's 95th Sq. P-38 was hit by flak, which knocked out its left engine. There was also a large hole where the left wing joined the fuselage, and part of the canopy had been shot away. Winney was being escorted home by Capt. Muse's flight about 75 miles from Sicily when his plane suddenly tilted up and he bailed out. It was presumed that his right engine had run out of fuel. Tragically, although his pilot chute opened, his main parachute did not. The latter was seen to stream behind him until Lt. Winney hit the water.
641 lists 93336 non existent serial 04-Sep-43 42-13414 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Westine, Ernest J. O-737915 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Grazzanise L/G, Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, Illinois, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards:,Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, killed near the target when he crashed into a flak tower
. 05-Sep-43 . . Muir, Robert W O-665850 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
568 lists 42-32625 which is Cancelled contract 05-Sep-43 43-2476 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Ragland, Clifford L. O-730602 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 2 Miles S W Of Center Of Naples Bay Italy. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, N. Africa. Entered the Service from, New Jersey, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Plane Coded , AT, several miles off the coast of Italy at 14,000 feet, Lt. Ragland's P-38 suddenly went into a steep diving left turn, with its left engine on fire. He was evidently trying to put out the flames by sideslipping.  However, Ragland's plane continued in the dive until it crashed into the sea. It was assumed it had been hit by flak.
. 08-Sep-43 43-2318 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Nuckols, James O O 96FS 82FG 12AF   Destroyed landing, Gerbine #2, Scily
. 11-Sep-43 . . Clark, William R O-733824 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Sep-43 . . McGuffin, Sammy E O-740501 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Sep-43 . . Rounds, Gerald L O-496091 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 11-Sep-43   P-38G Rounds, Gerald L 16026955 later O-496091 97FS 82FG 12AF   Operations Officer, "Chicken Dit,", This plane had earlier been named "Cadiz Eagle. ", belly lands due to enemy engagement with BF 109s
. 11-Sep-43 . . Seltz, Clarence O O-496209 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 15-Sep-43 42-13019 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Skinner, Darrel J Jr   97FS 82FG 12AF   Destroyed crash landing, Gerbin #2, Sicily
. 16-Sep-43   . Massengale, Richard R. T-000696 97FS 82FG 12AF DNB Hometown: Navarro County, TX
573 lists 42-32427 which is North American B-25C-15 Mitchell 18-Sep-43 43-2421 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Lippert, James A. O-740480 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Midway Between Italian Mainland And Ustica Island. Point Of Departure, Grombalia, North Africa. Entered the Service from, Minnesota, Buried at: Plot E Row 6 Grave 27, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
. 26-Sep-43 42-13230 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Isaacson, Clayton M O 96FS 82FG 12AF   Destroyed landing, Grombalia AD , Tunisia
. 26-Sep-43 43-2181 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning       82FG 12AF   Coded AV, named *My Baby* while assigned to W. Hattendorf, flown back to USA this date
932 28-Sep-43 42-13143 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning King, Jack C. O-743453 97FS 82FG 12AF POW Location, [BLANK], Point Of Departure, Grombalia, Tunisia. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
  03-Oct-43 42-12941 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Stoughtenborough,  J Don  O-743382 95FS 82FG 12AF   Coded A4, while assigned to Gant, 95FS, 82FG, destroyed taking off, , St Pancrazic, Tunisia
923 lists 42-32513 which is North American B-25C-15 Mitchell 04-Oct-43 43-2456 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Hand, Stanley S., FOD 13 Aug 45 O-792830 96FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 2 Miles South Of Target Enroute To Target. Point Of Departure, San Pancrazio, Italy. Entered the Service from, New Jersey, Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Awards,  Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 06-Oct-43 42-13164 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Brown, George P O-743402 96FS 82FG 12AF   Destroyed crash landing, San Pancrazio AD, Italy
. 08-Oct-43 . . Muir, Robert W O-665850 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Oct-43 . . Stoughtenborough,  J Don  O-743383 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
925B 08-Oct-43 42-13062 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Shawver, James P. O-734010 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Entered the Service from, Pennsylvania, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Gulf Of Korinthos, Greece, Point Of Departure, San Pancrazio, Italy
925 lists 42-31935 which is  
Boeing
B-17G-35-BO
Fortress
 08-Oct-43 43-2332 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Bennett, Clayton A. . 95FS 82FG 12AF Rtn Location, Gulf Of Korinthos, Greece. Point Of Departure, San Pancrazio. Evaded, plane coded AJ, while assigned to Hodgson, 95FS,  lost in action,,
923 Page 2 / 925 Pges 3 and 6 09-Oct-43     Corning, Clarence H. O-125382 HQ97 82FG 12AF POW Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
. 09-Oct-43 43-2086 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Smith, Harold I. O-800602 95FS 82FG 12AF   Coded AR, named *Lucini*, destroyed in crash landing, San Pancrazio AD, Italy
. 09-Oct-43 . . Williams, Robert B Jr O-736443 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-Oct-43 . . Muse, Hugh M O-427612 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
974 lists 42-31896 which is Boeing B-17G-30-BO Fortress 14-Oct-43 43-2105 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Smith, Harold I O-800602 95FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Just West Of Argos Airdrome, Greece, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Entered the Service from: North Carolina, Died: 14-Oct-43, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Purple Heart
874A ? / 974 lists 42-31896 which is Boeing B-17G-30-BO Fortress 14-Oct-43 42-12945 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Plutt, Stephen A.   95FS 82FG 12AF Rtn Location, Just West Of Argos Airdrome, Greece. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Evaded, plane coded AB while assigned to Hasal, 95FS, 82FG, lost in action
. 15-Oct-43 42-12573 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Thompson, Hugh L O-743541 95FS 82FG 12AF . Cat 3 damage taxing , Lecce, Italy . Plane had prior service with 49FS, 14FG, 29-Jul-42
990 lists 42-32755 which is Cancelled contract 18-Oct-43 43-2552 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Homan, John Jr. O-670917 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, 8 Miles West Of Shoplje, Yugoslavia Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Skoplje, Yugoslavia, Missing after bombing a train and an ammunition dump; KIA, he was buried in Skopje park, Hometown: Essex County, MA
. 22-Oct-43 . . Dolan, Joseph A O-733846 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Oct-43 . . Ford, Claude E O-496083 96FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Oct-43 . . Jorgensen, Paul F O-739663 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
1011lists 42-23473 which is Douglas C-47A-20-DL 25-Oct-43 43-2354 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Williams, Robert B. Jr, FOD 15-Aug-45 O-736443 97FS 82FG 12AF KIA Location, Just South Of Scutari, Albania Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Bar, Yugoslavia, Claimed by Luftwaffe fighter near Bar
. 31-Oct-43 . . Cooke, Raymond K O-733830 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 31-Oct-43 . . Lewis, Gloria T O-737812 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 31-Oct-43 . . Litchfield, John S O-495762 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 31-Oct-43 . . Lutz, Bert W O-733925 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
02-Nov-43 42-12952 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Ackalusky, William R O-799418 95FS 82FG 15AF   Coded AK, damaged landing, Lecce AD, Italy, repaired flown by Thompson on 24 Feb 44 when he has a Me 109 probable
1131 05-Nov-43 42-13206 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Diel, Harold S., FOD 6 Nov 44 O-496207 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Missouri, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, 20 Miles Nw Of Trikkala, Greece, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
. 05-Nov-43 43-2119 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning, Carlyle, Abbott   95FS 82FG 15AF   Destroyed crash landing, Lecce AD, Italy
. 12-Nov-43 42-12956 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning, Pinson, Charles H O-672666 96FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged landing, Lecce AD, Italy
. 14-Nov-43 . . Batie, John S O-407480 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-Nov-43 . . Bell, Lawrence H Jr O-423819 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1603 14-Nov-43 42-93507 
Douglas 
C-47A-25-DK 
Skytrain
 This serial is also given for MACR 1603 . . . . . .
1603 14-Nov-43 42-13238 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Hurst, Roy R O-748989 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Coded A9, named *HALLOCK*, The 82FG. escorted the 321BG, and 340BG, bombing raid over the Bulgarian capital Sofia, crashed over today's Macedonia. Location, 10 To 15 Miles South South West Of Sofia, Bulgaria, Point Of Departure:, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
. 14-Nov-43 42-13189 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Keller, Dorwin M . 95FS 82FG 15AF . Plane destroyed taking off Lecce AD/ 1mi N
. 14-Nov-43 . . McGuffin, Sammy E O-740501 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-Nov-43 . . Spencer, Charles R O-424693 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-Nov-43 . . Woodrum, William C O-729288 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 15-Nov-43 . . Brown, George P O-743402 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 15-Nov-43 42-12573 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Thompson, Hugh L O-743541 95FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged taxiing, Lecce AD, Italy
. 17-Nov-43 . . Pitts, Hiram C O-746171 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 18-Nov-43 42-12750 Lockheed P-38G-1-LO Lightning Pollock, Donald N 0-736343 95FS 82FG 15AF DOW Hometown: King County, WA. Destroyed taking off, pilot killed, Lecce AD, Italy
1470 / 1466 Page 2 mentions him, lists 42-93566 19-Nov-43 41-7643 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning Ackalusky, William R O-799418 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Pennsylvania. Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
  19-Nov-43 43-2126 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Cutting, Robert D O-743422 96FS 82FG 15AF   Cat 3 damage during structural fire, San Donato AD, Lecce , Italy. Plane later destroyed see 10 Feb 1944
. 19-Nov-43 43-2491 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Tennery, John H. O-726507 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Coded AE, while assigned to Embry, 95FS, destroyed in crash, Manduria AD, Italy, Hometown: Sumner County, KS
. 24-Nov-43 . . Hicks, Charles W O-519840 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Nov-43 . . Litton, William P O-023300 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 25-Nov-43   . Coleman, Oliver G T-187608 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Shelby County, TN
30 Nov 43 43-2396 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Fellows, Reid F O-748937 97FS 82FG 15AF DNB Plane destroyed taxing Lecce, Italy. Hometown: Ramsey County, MN
  02-Dec-43 . . Houtz, Harlan N O-742871 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
  02-Dec-43 . . Judd, Thomas M O-799191 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Dec-43 . . Kinnie, Robert R O-730524 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Dec-43 . . Skinner, Claude A O-734013 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1468 lists 42-32722 which is Cancelled contract 02-Dec-43 42-13163 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Strumpell, Marc E. O-737892 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Iowa, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, plane coded AV while assigned to Murphy. Location, Mouth Of Piave River, Northern End Of Adriatic Sea, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
1467 02-Dec-43 43-2411 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Wheeler, William T. O-749133 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from,  Texas, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart. Location, Mouth Of Piave River, Northern End Of Adriatic Sea, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
. 06-Dec-43 . . Andersen, Leslie Ernest O-798078 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 06-Dec-43 . . Chatfield, Gene H O-801670 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 06-Dec-43 . . Clark, William R O-733824 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1469 lists 42-93539 which is  
Douglas
C-47A-25-DK 
Skytrain
 06-Dec-43 43-2531 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning,   English,  Edwin R. Jr O 96FS 82FG 15AF Rtn Pilot evaded, plane coded B10, lost in action, Location, Over Land About 80 Or 90 Miles Northwest Of Athens, Greece. Point Of Departure, Fortunato,  Cesari, Italy
See  incident 30 Nov 43 07-Dec-43   See  incident 30 Nov 43 Fellows, Reid F. O-748937 97FS 82FG 15AF DNB Entered the Service from, Minnesota, Buried at: Plot H Row 3 Grave 6, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal
1466 Lists 42-93566 which is  
Douglas 
C-47A-25-DK
Skytrain
 08-Dec-43 42-13210 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Porterfield, Joseph A., FOD 9 Dec 44 O-800041 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, New York, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Between Base And Athens, Greece, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
. 10-Dec-43 . . Andersen, Leslie Ernest O-798078 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Dec-43 . . Brown, George P O-743402 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Dec-43 . . Cutting, Robert D O-743422 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1480 lists 42-110620 non existent serial 10-Dec-43 42-12894 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Downey, Harry L. Jr, FOD 5-Sep-45 O-798105 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, District of Columbia, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards,  Purple Heart, lost in action, Bulgaria. Location, About 20 Miles Before Target, Near Kynstendil, Bulgaria, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesaria, Italy
. 10-Dec-43 . . Hicks, Charles W O-519840 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Dec-43 . . Jorgensen, Paul F O-739663 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Dec-43 41-7641 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning, Magee, George M   95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Pilot killed, plane destroyed landing, Pancrazio Airfield, Italy Plane had been with 48FS, 14FG on 27 Aug 1943 at Atcham, England 
. 10-Dec-43 43-2468 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning,       82FG 15AF   Destroyed in a crash
. 10-Dec-43 . . Pitts, Hiram C O-746171 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Dec-43 . . Spencer, Charles R O-424693 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Dec-43 . . Walker, Jack G O-725384 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 12-Dec-43 42-12573 Lockheed P-38F-5-LO Lightning Dube, Norman W. O-798264 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: Coos County, NH. Entered the Service from, New Hampshire, Buried at: Plot E Row 1 Grave 3, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy Killed in a crash Brindisi/ 10mi S , Plane had prior service with 49FS, 14FG, 29-Jul-42
1600 20-Dec-43 43-2151 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Mitchell, George M. O-799225 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, About 15 Miles S W Of Sofia. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Camp Chumen (Shumla) Chumen Bulgaria 43-27
. 20-Dec-43 . . Foley, Donald T O-748941 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-Dec-43 . . Hicks, Charles W O-519840 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1601 20-Dec-43 43-2532 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning McLendon, John W. O-800015 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, 10 To 15 Miles South South West Of Sofia, Bulgaria. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Sofia, Bulgaria, Unstated Camp Bulgaria 42-23 "Several minutes before my fighter was shot down.... I observed how a Bulgarian fighter attacked one of our bombers frontally at very high speed. He directed his plane from below almost vertically toward the bomber and hit the back half of the big plane with his nose. It broke up instantly, as if cut through with a knife, and the front part with the engines fell vertically toward the earth, followed by the broken up fighter. A terrible death, really, even for the most courageous pilot." What McLendon had seen was the victory and death of Lieutenant Dimiter Spissarevsky. On a mission to Sofia on December 20,1943, they were intercepted 40 miles southwest of the Bulgarian capital by 36 Dewoitine D.520C fighters from Vrazhdebnia airfield and 20 Messerschmitt Me-109 G-2s from Bozhuriste. Two B-24s and three P-38s were destroyed by the Bulgarians, for the loss of two pilots killed in action and three other fighters that crash-landed.
. 20-Dec-43 . . Rodgers, John C O-519844 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1599 20-Dec-43 43-2413 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Tinker,  Edward E. O-743543 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Sofia, Bulgaria. Location, 10 To 15 Miles South South West Of Sofia, Bulgaria, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
. 21-Dec-43   . MacNicol, George M O-022565 HQ 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: Shelby County, TN
. 23-Dec-43 . . Brodhead, Arthur V O-496329 95FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
1622 25-Dec-43 43-2467 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Croddy, Robert M. O-748921 95FS 82FG 15AF MIA Plane coded AL, Location, Northern Italy Somewhere Between Udine, Padua And On Coast South Of Venice. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
1623 25-Dec-43 42-13028 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Downing, William R. O-745992 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Near Venice, Italy. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
1624 25-Dec-43 42-12896 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Grebe, Carl E. O-798283 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Northern Italy Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Plane coded A11, while assigned to Phillipson, lost in action this date, crashed near Vidcenza, Italy. Plane remains noted Jun 2004 at Museo Storici T. Dal Molin, Vicenza AP., Italy
1625 25-Dec-43 43-2513 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Hymel, Jules J. O-800545 96FS 82FG 15AF  POW Plane coded AP, lost in action, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
. 25-Dec-43 42-13472 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning, Litton, William P O-023300 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 25-Dec-43 42-13472 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning, Litton,  William P O-023300 HQ96 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed landing, San Donato A/D, Lecce, Italy
1621 25-Dec-43 43-2428 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Muse, Hugh M. Jr 0-427612 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Plane coded AM, while assigned to Braddock, 95FS,  82nd FG. Location, Between Udine And Padua And South Of Venice, Italy, Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy
1626 25-Dec-43 42-13130 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Pitts, Hiram C O-746171 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Florida, Buried at: Plot A Row 13 Grave 30, Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

1944

MACR# Date Serial# A/C Type  Pilot Service# Sqdn Group AF Status Comments
. 04-Jan-44 . . Chatfield, Gene H O-801670 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
. 04-Jan-44 . . Holden, Herbert H O-801697 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
. 04-Jan-44 . . Kinnie, Robert R O-730524 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
. 04-Jan-44 . . Kob, Robert E O-802037 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
. 04-Jan-44 . . Skinner, Claude A O-734013 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
. 04-Jan-44 . . Smith, Harry L Jr O-420690 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
. 04-Jan-44 . . Sun, George O-743384 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 0.14 victory
1815 08-Jan-44 42-13201 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Norsworthy, Ralph E. O-797886 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, About 8 Miles West And Slightly North Of Target, At 20,000 Ft. Point Of Departure, Fortunato Cesari, Italy. Plane coded BA, while assigned to Perry, 96FS, 82FG. Escorting bombers to Mostar; collided with another P-38; bailed out near the target;  Mostar, Yugoslavia, Obermassfeld Hospital #1249 (Serves Stalag 9-C) Obermassfeld Thuringia, Germany 50-10
. 11-Jan-44 43-2406 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning McNamara, David A O-736288 95FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed landing, Foggia, Italy (they were moving their base location from Lecce to Foggia on Jan. 11, 1944 and did not fly any missions that day.)
. 14-Jan-44 . . Jorgensen, Paul F O-739663 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 14-Jan-44 . . Kinnie, Robert R O-730524 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
1812 14-Jan-44 43-2556 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning, Rogers, James T. O-438100 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Georgia, Buried at: Plot F Row 1 Grave 36, Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Shot down by Luftwaffe fighters over Mostar, Yugoslavia, area. Location, Approximately Over Town Of Mostar, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy
. 14-Jan-44 . . Stoughtenborough,  J Don  O-743383 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
  14-Jan-44 43-2458 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Sun, George O-743384 97FS 82FG 15AF   Very badly damaged taxiing, Foggia, Italy
1813 14-Jan-44 43-2436 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Voelker, Robert T. O-800614 HQ97 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, New Jersey, Buried at: Plot I Row 13 Grave 16, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart, , Shot down by Luftwaffe fighters over Mostar, Yugoslavia, area, KIA. Location, 2 To Miles North West Of Mostar, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy
. 15-Jan-44 43-2102 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Kinne, Robert R O-730524 97FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged in ground accident, Foggia, Italy
. 24-Jan-44 . . Coursey,  Rudell O-800476 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
2040 lists 42-110564 which is non existent serial 24-Jan-44 43-2123 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Judd, Thomas M O-799191 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, About 25 Miles South East Of Skoplje, Yugoslovia, Point Of Departure, Foggia # 11. Plane coded BC, near Sofia,  Claimed by JG27 30 miles NE of city, Skoplje, Yugoslavia
2041 24-Jan-44 43-2501 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Schultz, Robert E. O-802076 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Plane coded CO, near Sofia, Claimed by JG27 30 miles NE of city, Skoplje, Yugoslavia, Camp Chumen (Shumla) Chumen Bulgaria 43-27
. 24-Jan-44 . . Walker, Jack G O-725384 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-44 . . Batie, John S O-407480 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-44 . . Morrell, Maurice C O-687056 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-44 . . Osborne, Orson D O-746163 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-44 . . Skinner, Claude A O-734013 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-44 . . Spencer, Charles R O-424693 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Jan-44 . . Thompson, Hugh L O-743541 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
2068 30-Jan-44 42-13173 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Spencer, Charles R O-424693 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Cochise County, AZ. Shot down over Udine Airdrome, Italy. Location, Above Udine Airdrome, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11, Italy
. 02-Feb-44 42-13204 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Rogers, John C O-519844 95FS 82FG 15AF   Plane coded AU, while assigned to R. Gardener, 95FS, badly damaged landing, 95FS, 82FG, Foggia #11, Italy
. 02-Feb-44 42-13066 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Greeno, Earl L, T-001489 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Pilot killed, plane coded B11, destroyed, mid air collision, Foggia #11, Italy, Hometown: Scotland County, MO
. 02-Feb-44 43-2548 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Hestand, Basil G   97FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Foggia  #11, Italy
. 03-Feb-44   . Wilson, Earl H.  O-763443 97FS 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: Shelby County, TN
. 10-Feb-44 43-2126 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Patterson, William W O-746002 96FS 82FG 15AF   Cat 4 damage taxiing, Vincenzo AF, Italy, previous incident 19 Nov 43, Italy
. 14-Feb-44 . . McGuffin, Sammy E O-740501 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 2 victories
. 14-Feb-44 . . Schneider, Albert G O-733999 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 Victory
2687 lists 42-32686 which is Cancelled contract 22-Feb-44 43-2480 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Conner, Preston E. O-750544 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, In Vincinity Of Eisenkappel, Austria. At 4629 N - 1635 E. Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11, Italy. Plane coded CG, lost in action, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Conflict 23-Feb-44 43-2427 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Morrell, Maurice C. O-687056 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Buried at: Plot D Row 2 Grave 23, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, 95FS, 82FG, Foggia/ 30mi S, Italy, conflict, (14th FG lost Jan 3, 1944. MACR 9094)
. 24-Feb-44 . . Aiken, John C O-802224 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Feb-44 . . Bell, Lawrence H Jr O-423819 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Feb-44 . . Chatfield, Gene H O-801670 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Feb-44 . . Cooksey, Melvin D O-661715 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Feb-44 . . Coursey,  Rudell O-800476 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
2703 24-Feb-44 42-12815 Lockheed P-38G-5-LO Lightning Gearhart, George M O-752114 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Plane coded A12, lost in action over Austria, Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11. Location, Near Windischgarsten, Austria (47°43'N-14°20'E), Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy
. 24-Feb-44 . . Leeman, Roland O O-1703106 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Feb-44 . . Moxley, Frank E O-796177 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
  24-Feb-44 . . Phillips, Fred Jr O-800037  97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
3177 lists 42-110742 which is non existent serial 25-Feb-44 42-13487 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Champion, Louis C O-673316 96FS 82FG 15AF KIFA Location, About 4 Miles East Of Penna Point, Italy Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy. Entered the Service from, Michigan, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, crashed into Adriatic Sea off Vasto, Italy in bad weather
2574 also see 2566 25-Feb-44 42-13211 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning, McNamara, David A (Tied in with 42-32421, North American B-25C-15 Mitchell) O-736288 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Pag Island, Off Coast Of Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy
Other source have this as damaged taxing, Berry, 8 Aug 44, but that was 43-7591 2 Mar 44 possible error on date as by 1944 most all Units where in Italy 41-7591 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning Classford, Pelham D Jr  HQ 15AF Destroyed crash landing, Maison Blanche , Algeria (Former 96FS, 82FG plane)
  14 Mar 44     Edmundson, Dean B. O-790215 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: Newport County, RI. At sea west of Camp Cooke
. 18-Mar-44 . . Batie, John S O-407480 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
3214 lists 42-32604 which is Cancelled contract 18-Mar-44 42-13244 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Blackman, James R. O-519340  97FS 82FG 15AF  POW Location, 25 Miles West And Slightly North Of Pola, Italy Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy. Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
. 18-Mar-44 . . Foley, Donald T O-748941 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
  18-Mar-44 . . Phillips, Fred Jr O-800037  97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-Mar-44 . . Batie, John S O-407480 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 19-Mar-44 . . Tate, John C O-885289 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Mar-44 . . Aiken, John C O-802224 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Mar-44 . . Chatfield, Gene H O-801670 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Mar-44 . . Johnson, Hal M O-748991 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Mar-44 . . Osborne, Orson D O-746163 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Mar-44 . . Wiedbusch, Melvin E O-753769 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Mar-44 . . Larkin, Arthur W O-740466 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Mar-44 . . Litchfield, John S O-495762 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 28-Mar-44   . Weber, David V. O-753766  97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Buried at: Plot A Row 15 Grave 28, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Purple Heart
. 29-Mar-44 . . Griffith, Robert C O-752116 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Mar-44 42-12947 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Wells, Jackson B Jr O-750740 97FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed belly landing, Italy
. 30-Mar-44 . . Belton, Joseph F O-408375 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Mar-44 . . Collins, Alfred F O-798251 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Mar-44 . . Demers, Julian G O-748941 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Mar-44 . . Johnson, Hal M O-748991 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Mar-44 . . Munson, Stuart A O-753714 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 30-Mar-44 . . Thompson, Hugh L O-743541 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Apr-44 42-104049 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Carroll, Walter J Jr . 96FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged landing, 96FS, 82FG, Italy, plane later (82nd FG) lost Jul 20, 1944. MACR 7070
. 02-Apr-44 . . Parcells, Leon G O-802065 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Apr-44 . . Pinson, Charles H O-672666 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Apr-44 . . Tate, John C O-885289 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Apr-44 . . Dolezal, Clarence O-749563 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Apr-44 . . Ford, Claude E O-496083 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Apr-44 . . Leeman, Roland O O-1703106 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 03-Apr-44 . . Lette, Leroy L O-474856 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Apr-44 . . Conger, Harlon J O-798254 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 04-Apr-44 . . Hodgson, Thomas D O-732247 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Apr-44 . . League, Bart L O-737154 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 06-Apr-44 . . Johnson, Hal M O-748991 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
3952 06-Apr-44 42-13228 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Lord, Clifford V. (tied in with 42-32634) O-737163 95FS 82FG 15AF FOD

Pilot bailed out over Yugoslavia, HOMETOWN, Milwaukee, WI, HONORED BY, Leo R. Kubeska, Friend, ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE, 1941. BECAME A SINGLE-ENGINE PILOT, FEBRUARY 16, 1943. PILOTED P-38 IN EUROPE. SHOT DOWN AND KILLED OVER YUGOSLAVIA, APRIL 6, 1944. Hometown: Milwaukee County, WI. Location, Near Karlovac, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11, Italy
. 12-Apr-44 . . Chapman, Earl O O-748910 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 12-Apr-44 . . Conger, Harlon J O-798254 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 12-Apr-44 . . Curtis, Rex O-750548 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 12-Apr-44 . . Wiedbusch, Melvin E O-753769 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 42-13199 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Adams, Charles E Jr O-752091 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory, Me 210
. 13-Apr-44 . . Barube, Thomas J O-746026 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 . . Curtis, Rex O-750548 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 . . Isaacson, Clayton M O-662454 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 . . League, Bart L O-737154 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 43-2112  Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning (Coded AS, named “Sad Sack”) Leeman, Roland O O-1703106 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 42-13030 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Joley, Robert L O-753674 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Plane coded AH while with 95FS, coded HB while with HQSQ,  Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, 95FS, 82FG, Vincenzo/ 6mi E, Italy, Hometown: Ingham County, MI
. 13-Apr-44 . . Mass, Paul R O-760358 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 . . Munson, Stuart A O-753714 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 . . Osborne, Orson D O-746163 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 13-Apr-44 . . Wiedbusch, Melvin E O-753769 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 16-Apr-44 . . Griffith, Robert C O-752116 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 16-Apr-44 42-104045 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Praunn, Bradley F . HQ96 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed force landed engine failure, Foggia/ 4mi NW , Italy
. 17-Apr-44 42-104254 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Christensen, Philip J 02056183 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, Vincenzo, Italy, Hometown: Utah County, UT, 
. 17-Apr-44 . . Force, James A O-429064 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
4036 lists 42-110746 which is non existent serial 17-Apr-44 43-2343 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Lewis, Cecil O. O-760338 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Just South Of Little Village Of D. Brovac, About 60 Miles West Of Target. Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Escorting bombers to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria,  bailed out 50 miles north west of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
. 17-Apr-44 . . Patterson, William W O-746002 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Apr-44 . . Conger, Harlon J O-798254 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Apr-44 . . Demers, Julian G O-748941 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 23-Apr-44 . . Dilauro, Cornelius M O-748929 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
4626 25-Apr-44 42-13052 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning, Malaise, Myron R O-760353 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Buried at: Plot A Row 11 Grave 20, Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart. Location, 30 Miles S W Of Reggio Emilia, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
4526 25-Apr-44 43-2475 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Munson, Stuart A 0-753714 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Plane coded BH, lost in action. Location, 30 Miles S W Of Reggio Emilia, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 29-Apr-44 . . Congdon, Robert C O-792964 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Apr-44 . . Phillips, Herbert L O-432116 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
4643 02-May-44 42-68112 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Emory, Robert L. O-754483 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Midway Between Ferrara And Padua, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 02-May-44 . . Tate, John C O-885289 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
4524 05-May-44 42-104414 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Klos, Robert L. O-760197 96FS 82FG 15AF FOD

Hometown: Missoula County, MT, Location, S S E Of Kraljevo, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo, Italy, HONORED BY Ms. Bonnie Theobald, Wife, P-38 PILOT STATIONED IN ITALY. WAS KILLED ON A RETURN TRIP FROM BOMBING OIL FIELDS IN PLOESTI, RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART
Ms. Roberta R. Moore, Daughter,    HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION MAY 5, 1944 OVER YUGOSLAVIA WHILE FLYING A P-38 FIGHTER. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL AND ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER.
. 06-May-44 . . Blakley, Andrew M Jr O-1012740 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 06-May-44 .   Cardimona, Joseph Jr O-750535 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 06-May-44 . . Coleman, Terrence M O-736119 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories. Plane named *Crazy Mazie* Terry Coleman was a P-38 fighter pilot with the 96th Fighter Squadron of the 82nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force during WWII.
. 06-May-44 . . Johnson, Hal M O-748991 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 06-May-44 . . Miller, Robert T O-796176 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-May-44 42-13054 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Biggs, Robert A O-755850  97FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged crash landing,, Foggia #11, Italy
. 10-May-44 . . Engh, Wallace G O-746065 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-May-44 . . Jefferson, William H O-885560 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-May-44 . . Mason, Ben A Jr O-021563 HQ 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 17-May-44 42-104143 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Bodine, Edward F O-462063  96FS 82FG 15AF   Cuppella LS, Italy, crash landed fuel exhausted
. 17-May-44 . . Dolezal, Clarence O-749563 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
4840 lists 42-110512 which is non existent serial  17-May-44 43-2449 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning lost in action, 97FS, 82FG Force, James A .Jr. O-429064 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Location, 10 Minutes On Course 330° N W Of Domino Is., Italy. Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Entered the Service from: Colorado, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Plane coded CJ
. 17-May-44 43-2353 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Reinert, Dean P O-753736 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Greene County, IL. Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, Sterparone , Italy
. 24-May-44 43-2102 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning Heller, John J O 97FS 82FG 15AF W/o Plane named *Sweet Marie*, plane destroyed landing, Cuppella LS, Italy, previous incident 15 Jan 44, Italy
. 28-May-44 . . Blakley, Andrew M Jr O-1012740 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 29-May-44 43-2402 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Collins, Alfred F O-798251 95FS 82FG 15AF W/o Plane destroyed taxiing, Italy
. 29-May-44 43-2112 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning       82FG 15AF W/o Plane coded AS, named *Sad Sack*, declared salvage after sustaining serious A/A hits this date
5408 29-May-44 42-13205 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning,  Clark, Robert Fredrick O-755879 97FS 82FG 15AF   Entered the Service from, Texas, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Banjaluka Airdrome # 1, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
5409 29-May-44 42-104048 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Thomas, Garrett R. O-796228 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Banjaluka, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. North African Theatre: Italy. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
5406 29-May-44 43-2352 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Jones, Lawrence M O-760193 97FS 82FG 15AF  POW Location, S E Coast Of Sitba Is. Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Detaining power Germany
. 29-May-44 .   Stegman, James W O-448252 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. Jun-44 42-13013 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning       82FG 15AF   Had service with 96FS and 95FS, transferred to 14FG
. 02-Jun-44 43-28672 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Ellison, Alfred Harris   97FS 82FG 15AF   Crashed during take off, plane destroyed by fire, Vincenzo, Italy
. 06-Jun-44 .   Stegman, James W O-448252 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 10-Jun-44 . . . . . 82FG 15AF . The great complex of air bases near Foggia, Italy, bustles with activity as the sun rises. Forty-six 82nd FG Lockheed P-38J Lightnings from the 95th, 96th and 97th Fighter Squadrons, each carrying a 1,000-pound bomb on the right wing shackle and a 310-gallon ferry drop tank on the left, shake the Foggia No. 11/Vincenzo airfield as they taxi for takeoff. Over the Adriatic, 48 1st Lighter Group P-38Js of the 27th, 71st and 94th FS flying escorts will join them. One after another over southern Italy, nearly 100 P-38s take wing and climb to altitude, Their target: Ploesti-the major oil refinery complex in Europe and more than 600 miles away across the Adriatic Sea and over the mountains of Yugoslavia. The mission: to dive-bomb the Romano-Americano oil refinery, which is the primary producer of high-grade aviation gasoline for the Luftwaffe. It will be recorded as the blackest day in the history of the American fighter forces in WW II
. 10-Jun-44 .   Adelson, Merrill M O-755829 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories, probably from NJG 100.  On this raid, Lt. Merrill Adelson of 96th FS claimed the destruction of the Me 210 and the He 111, plus the destruction of an unidentified single-engined fighter,
5760 10-Jun-44 43-28723 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Cannady, John F. Jr. O-750505 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown, Martin County, Florida. Location, Approx. 30 Miles E N E Of Craiova, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 10-Jun-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
6069 10-Jun-44 43-28688 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Hodgson, Thomas D O-732247 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Middle East Theatre: Rumania. Location, S Of Target, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
5765 10-Jun-44 43-28789 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Jackson, Elwin H O-421106 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Middle East Theatre: Rumania. Location, 4 Miles S E Of Refinery At Ploesti, Rum, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
5761 10-Jun-44 43-28818 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Jefferson, William H O-885560 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Danube River 8 Miles Ssw Of Viden, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
5856 10-Jun-44 42-104281 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Laugenour, Charles C O-740467 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Washington, Buried at: Plot D Row 9 Grave 2, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium, Awards: Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, 10 Miles N W Of Bucharest, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 10-Jun-44 . . Lette, Leroy L O-474856 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory, Hs 126
5764 10-Jun-44 43-28808 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Leslie, Walter T   95FS 82FG 15AF Rtn Damaged by flak over Romania, pilot bailed out 20 miles WNW of Nis, Yugoslavia. Location, Ibar River Valley S Of Raska, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 10-Jun-44 . . Mason, Ben A Jr O-021563 HQ 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory, probably from NJG 100. Lt. Col. Ben A. Mason Jr., Deputy Group Commander of 82nd FG, shot down one of the Bf 110s.
. 10-Jun-44 43-28821 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning McMonegal, John P O-753699 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
5757 10-Jun-44 43-28821 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning McMonegal, John P O-753699 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Ploesti, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 10-Jun-44 . . Sognier, John W O-1286726 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory, Bf-109 possible JG 53
5763 10-Jun-44 43-28806 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Welch, Charles E O-760418 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Harris County, TX. Location, At Target, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
5756 11-Jun-44 43-28636 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Wood, Leonard O-756076 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Lost, Constana, Rumania. Location, 20 Miles West Of Sophia, Bulgaria, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Camp Chumen (Shumla) Chumen Bulgaria 43-27
5759 11-Jun-44 43-28678 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Wylie, Dan Harvey O-681750   82FG 15AF POW Location, 20 Miles West Of Sophia, Bulgaria, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Middle East Theatre: Bulgaria
. 14-Jun-44 42-12870 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Taylor, Fred H O-825710  95FS 82FG 15AF   c/n 222-7304,  badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy He listed in 97FS
. 16-Jun-44 43-28654 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Adams, Charles E Jr O-752091 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory, FW-190
. 16-Jun-44 . . Butler, Barry R O-754466 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 16-Jun-44 43-28375 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Carpenter, Robert S O-755874 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
5767 16-Jun-44 43-28375 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Carpenter, Robert S O-755874 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Between Gyor & Lake Balaton, Hungary, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. European Theatre Hungry. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 16-Jun-44 . . Cavanaugh, Gerard F O-799130 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 16-Jun-44 43-2338 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Cox, John M   95FS 82FG 15AF W/o Pilot bailed out engine failure, plane destroyed, Foggia/ 4mi N, Italy
6132 16-Jun-44 43-28803 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Hanlon, Francis P. O-799979 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Pennsylvania, Buried at: Plot B Row 41 Grave 22, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart. Location, 10 Miles S E Of Siofok, Hungary, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 16-Jun-44 . . Holloway, James D O-753664 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 16-Jun-44 . . Joley, Jack D O-755956 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 16-Jun-44 . . Leeman, Roland O O-1703106 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
5769 16-Jun-44 43-28800 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Roberts, Chelsa W. O-681704 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Illinois, Buried at: Plot D Row 4 Grave 18, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart. Location, 40 Miles N. Of Lake Balaton, Hungary, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 18-Jun-44 42-104099 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Blakley, Andrew M Jr O-1012740 96FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed taking off, Vincenzo/ 5mi SW, Italy
6092 22-Jun-44 43-28661 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Tolmie, Donald W. O-760411 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, S W Of Ferrara, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Serg. Petrignani of I. Gr.C. shot down the P-38 of Lt. Tolmie of 97th FS between Bologna and Ferrara. North African Theatre: Italy. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 24-Jun-44 . . Belton, Joseph F O-408375 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 . . Harman, Roy I O-760296 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 . . Holloway, James D O-753664 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 . . Isaacson, Clayton M O-662454 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 . . Mikes, Alphons J O-750656 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 . . Pinson, Charles H O-672666 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 24-Jun-44 42-13054 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Taylor, Fred H O 97FS  82FG 15AF W/o Plane destroyed crash landing, fuel exhausted,  Foggia #3 Sal Sola, Italy
6429 25-Jun-44 43-28774 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Wiedbusch, Melvin E. O-753769 95FS  82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Illinois, Buried at: Plot B Row 5 Grave 5, Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France, Awards, Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, Toulon, France, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11, Italy
. 26-Jun-44 43-28796 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning (Coded white AI, named “Judy Ann”) Adams, Charles E Jr O-752091 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory a Bf 110 East of Vienna
6327 26-Jun-44 42-104393 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Allen, Ray Wallace O-754455 95FS  82FG 15AF KIA

Crashed near Svaty Jur village. (recovered remains....Allen just in 1991)  near village of Slovensky Grob, http://www.airwarsk.sk/allen.html

Location, 30 Miles E S E Of Vienna, Austria, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo No1, Italy
. 26-Jun-44 .   Bodine, Edward F O-462063 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jun-44 .   Cardimona, Joseph Jr O-750535 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jun-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jun-44 . . Gangel, Richard M O-456020 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jun-44 . . Gardner, Warner F O-428926 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 26-Jun-44 . . Griffith, Robert C O-752116 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jun-44 . . Hanson, Edsell F O-750581 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jun-44 . . Holloway, James D O-753664 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 3 victories
. 26-Jun-44 . . Mass, Paul R O-760358 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 26-Jun-44 . . Phillips, Herbert L O-432116 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
6340 26-Jun-44 43-28771 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Wisner, Allen J   95FS 82FG 15AF S/d Rtn Shot down, near village of Slovensky Grob. (he recovered in various locations in Slovakia) http://www.airwarsk.sk/wisner.html
. 27-Jun-44 43-2518 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Dana, William W O-829176 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Pilot killed plane destroyed, mid air collision, Amendola LG, Italy, Hometown: Otsego County, NY
. 27-Jun-44 . . Plume, Howard R O-753725 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 27-Jun-44 . . Stefani, William J O-760405 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 29-Jun-44 42-67746 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Creech, Elbert W 'Cotton' O-762268 95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy, plane later (14th FG) lost over Austria May 24, 1944. MACR 5186
. 02-Jul-44 . . Darrow, Jack L O-762275 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Jul-44 . . Ford, Claude E O-496083 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 02-Jul-44 . . Gardner, Warner F O-428926 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Jul-44 . . Griffith, Robert C O-752116 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 02-Jul-44 . . Holloway, James D O-753664 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 02-Jul-44 43-28805 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Hebert, James D   97FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed belly landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 02-Jul-44 42-12886 Lockheed P-38G-10-:LO Lightning,       82FG 15AF   GLEN (Oran, Algeria, 12AF) condemned inventory 2 Jul 1944.may not have accident or Pilot connection, may not even be from the 82nd FG
. 04-Jul-44 43-28715 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Adams, Charles Ezra Jr O-752091 95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged taxiing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 04-Jul-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Jul-44 . . Gangel, Richard M O-456020 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Jul-44 . . Kidder, Arthur W Jr O-760195 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Jul-44 .   Adelson, Merrill M O-755829 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Jul-44 . . Belton, Joseph F O-408375 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Jul-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 07-Jul-44 42-13252 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Cox, John M    95FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged landing, 95FS, 82FG, Vincenzo, Italy
. 07-Jul-44 . . Joley, Jack D O-755956 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
6573 07-Jul-44 44-23189 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Walker, Charles Clinton O-763426 95FS 82FG 15AF  POW Location, S. Of Gyor, Hungary, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11, Italy. Shot down by  Senior Corporal Karoly Faludi, of the Royal Hungarian Air Force’s 101st Fighter Group - the "Pumas".  Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11. By 0905 hours on July 7, 38 P-38s of the 82nd FG had taken off from Vincenzo and were enroute to their appointment with the B-24s just north of the Czechoslovakian-Hungarian border 2+ hours away. Making up the formation were 15 Lightnings of the group's 95th Fighter Squadron, 13 from the 96th and 10 from the 97th. Over-all leader was 1st Lt. Joseph F. Belton, an experienced fighter pilot with two confirmed victories to his credit. Belton was at the head of his lead 95th Sq., with the 96th to his right and the 97th to his left.
. 08-Jul-44 44-23188 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Adams, Charles E Jr O-752091 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 3 victories,Me 410 over Vienna,  this plane was lost Aug 17, 1944.  MACR 7695
. 08-Jul-44 .   Adelson, Merrill M O-755829 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 3 victories
. 08-Jul-44 . . Ellis, Pelton W O-753629 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 08-Jul-44 . . Gangel, Richard M O-456020 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Gardner, Warner F O-428926 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Griffith, Robert C O-752116 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Haller, Robert Y O-762317 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Joley, Jack D O-755956 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Kidder, Arthur W Jr O-760195 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 3 victories
. 08-Jul-44 . . Lette, Leroy L O-474856 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . McPhie, Andrew F O-760350 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Noel, Lawrence H O-762485 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Pinson, Charles H O-672666 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 08-Jul-44 . . Sognier, John W O-1286726 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
7103 09-Jul-44 44-23201 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Vandiver, John J. O-822182 95FS 82FG 15AF  KIFA Entered the Service from, Washington, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Pilot killed, plane destroyed crashed into the sea, Lesina/ 5mi NE, Italy. Location, 3/4 To 1 Mile Off Shore Near Lake Lesina, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
6909 13-Jul-44 43-28813 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Henry, Lester Joseph O-762327 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, 6 Miles North Of Porto Marghera, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
. 14-Jul-44 42-12870 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Taylor, Fred H O-825710 97FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged landing this was a 95FS, assigned plane when damaged.
6959 14-Jul-44 44-23181 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Girling,  John Norman   95FS 82FG 15AF POW ? Hometown, Armonk, PA
6907 16-Jul-44 43-28626 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning, Aldridge, Walton Maloy O-762191 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, 10 To 15 Miles N. Of Kapuvar, Austria, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. European Theatre: Germany, Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
. 16-Jul-44 43-2338 Lockheed P-38G-13-LO Lightning Cox, John M   95FS 82FG 15AF   Pilot bailed out,
7042 19-Jul-44 42-104268 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Hughey, Earl L. Jr O-557296 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Dallas County, TX. Location, Kempton, Germany, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 20-Jul-44 . . Howard, Elwood L O-762335 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 20-Jul-44 . . Isaacson, Clayton M O-662454 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
Confirmed 82FG 20-Jul-44 41-7584 Lockheed P-38F-1-LO Lightning     95FS 82FG 15AF S/d Starbuck, Donald ?, 0-420658, 94FS, 1FG, B Flight, call sign Tomcat Yellow 28, he was assigned to it  for Operation Bolero, source has The P-38 as shot down autumn/winter 1943 in Italy, has on tail AZ and on the rudder the number 84, the plane didn't burn/not break and I think the pilot survived.
7070 20-Jul-44 42-104049 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Spence, Homer Allen O-760403 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France, Awards, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart. Location, 20 Mi. E Of Innsbruck, Germany, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 22-Jul-44 . . Belton, Joseph F O-408375 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Jul-44 . . Biggs, Robert A O-755850 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Jul-44 . . Haller, Robert Y O-762317 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Jul-44 . . Lette, Leroy L O-474856 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Jul-44 . . Mass, Paul R O-760358 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
7146 22-Jul-44 42-104260 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Freestone, Earl George O-763150 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Plane coded BC. Location, Buzau A/D, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Middle East Theatre: Rumania
7003 22-Jul-44 43-28258 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Griffin, John Robert Calhoun O-449948 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA

Plane had been numbered 51 named Pat III while assigned to Oliver B "Obie" Taylor 49FS, 14FG, Hometown: Anderson County, SC
HOMETOWN, Anderson, SC, HONORED BY, John L. Hare, Nephew, PILOT OF P-38 LIGHTNING IN 97TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 82ND FIGHTER GROUP BASED IN ITALY. KILLED OVER PLOESTI, ROMANIA, JULY 22, 1944. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH 8 CLUSTERS. Location, 15 Mi E Of Zilistea A/D, Rumania., Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 22-Jul-44 . . Hardin, James C O-762322 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Jul-44 43-28673 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Herbert, James D   97FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged taking off, Foggia/Sta 559 (?) 
7147 22-Jul-44 43-28638 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning McPhie, Andrew Franklin O-760350 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Washakif County, WY. Location, Ziliatea A/D, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 25-Jul-44 . . Elberty, Charles W O-812782 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 25-Jul-44 . . Harman, Roy I O-760296 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
  25-Jul-44 43-28798 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Vaughn, Thomas W O-760211   82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed crash landing, ??FS, 82FG, Sta 559/ 5mi S
. 25-Jul-44 . . Wells, Jackson B Jr O-750740 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Biggs, Robert A O-755850 97FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Carroll, Walter J Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Ellis, Pelton W O-753629 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
. 26-Jul-44 . . Ford, Claude E O-496083 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Gangel, Richard M O-456020 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Gardner, Warner F O-428926 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Isaacson, Clayton M O-662454 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
7010 26-Jul-44 43-28679 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Griffith, Robert Clayton  O-752116 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Location, [ILLEGIBLE], Point Of Departure, Sta 166
7002 26-Jul-44 42-104179 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Pinson, Charles Howard O-672666 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, Balta Alba, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Tsumori POW Camp, Osaka Honshu 34-135; Or Unstated camp, Roumania 45-21
. 26-Jul-44 . . Sognier, John W O-1286726 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 26-Jul-44 . . Wilsie, Richard E O-737918 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 2 victories
  27-Jul-44 43-28671 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Davis, Alfred J   97FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged crash landing, Vincenzo, Italy
7109 20-Jul-44 43-28779 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning, lost in action,, 82FG Thompson, Lassiter O-661251 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Thompson, Lassiter, Capt, 304th Fighter Wing on Temporary Duty with the 97FS, 82FG, POW, Luftwaffen Hospital 4/XVII Vienna Austria 48-16. Location, 20 Mi. W Of Budapest Hungary, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
  30-Jul-44 42-104175 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Kieler, Frank A O 96FS 82FG 15AF W/o Plane destroyed take off accident engine failure, Vincenzo, Italy
. 01-Aug-44 43-28691 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Charlton, Wilfred H O 97FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed in crash caused by engine failure, Vincenzo, Italy
. 02-Aug-44 42-104383 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Lake, Joe, III O-708699 95FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed landing, Vincenzo, Italy
  03-Aug-44 42-13199 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Fernow, Melvin L T-124768 95FS 82FG 15AF   Plane coded AI, while assigned to Adams, 95FS, 82FG,  damaged taxiing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 03-Aug-44 43-2422 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Orders, Kermit R O-822241 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, Italy, Hometown: Kanawha County, WV
7187 04-Aug-44 43-28757 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Ellison, Alfred Harris   97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, 10 Miles N W Of Ploesti, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. RMC Rohmania, The POW camps for US crews were at Timisul de Jos (near Brasov) and Bucuresti. In the same camps were also UK crews (English, Australian etc). In "Timisul de Jos" mostly POW are from the 1943 (Tidal Wave raid) and often called as "Africans" (because they took off from Libia) and the POW from 1944 raids were called "Italians" ( they took off from Italy).
Mentioned on page 2147483648 of MACR 14427 04-Aug-44   . Hardin, James C. O-762322 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Shot down near the village of Dalwati  (Spelling) ?? Rumania
7318 04-Aug-44 42-104145 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Litton, William Powell O-023300 HQ96 82FG 15AF POW Location, Focsani (South) A/D,Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Middle East Theatre: Rumania
. 04-Aug-44 . . Pape, Nathanial A O-760378 95FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 04-Aug-44 42-68162 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Small, James   95FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed in landing accident, Sta 559, ( Station 559 was at Poltava, then Russia, now Ukraine.) plane had prior service with 79FS, 20FG, Coded MC-W
7298 04-Aug-44 43-28811 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Vaughan, Thomas Wallace O-760211 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, 5 Miles N E Of Focsani Airdrome, Rumania, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. RMC Rohmania, The POW camps for US crews were at Timisul de Jos (near Brasov) and Bucuresti. In the same camps were also UK crews (English, Australian etc). In "Timisul de Jos" mostly POW are from the 1943 (Tidal Wave raid) and often called as "Africans" (because they took off from Libia) and the POW from 1944 raids were called "Italians" ( they took off from Italy).
. 04-Aug-44 .  . Willsie, Richard, E O-737918 96FS 82FG 15AF   Crash Landed, rescued by Lt. Richard T. Andrews, 0-1695492, Willsie said their mission on Aug. 4, 1944 was to strafe the air fields in Foscani, Romania, that were protecting oil fields and refineries at nearby Ploesti. Because of the distance, they did not have enough fuel to return to Italy after hitting the targets, so they were ordered to fly on to a Russian air base at Poltava, Ukraine, to rest and refuel, he said.
Joining up in 1942, Dick Willsie was posted to North Africa with the 414th Night Fighter Squadron, where he flew 31 missions on the Beaufighter. He transferred to the 96th FS, 82nd Fighter Group, flying the P38 Lightning on 82 day missions through to the end of hostilities in Europe. He notched up a large number of ground attack victories as well as three aerial victories in his P38 'Snake Eyes'. He later served in 560FS, 12FBG, 1951,  and both Korea and Vietnam, and retired in 1974
7184 07-Aug-44 42-104194 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Campbell, Albert Jutson O-825558 97FS 82FG 15AF  POW

Location, In Target Area, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
. 08-Aug-44 43-7591 Cessna UC-78 Bobcat Berry, Robert E, O-826858 96FS 82FG 15AF   c/n 5111, damaged taxiing, Bari, Italy
. 08-Aug-44 43-28696 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Gordon, James T   97FS 82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 10-Aug-44 43-28654 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Kinard, Lawrence H  Jr. O-762355 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, engine failure, Tortorella, Italy, Hometown: Fulton County, GA
. 13 Aug 44 . . Howard, Elwood L O-762335 95FS 82FG 15AF S/d Evades
7460 14-Aug-44 43-28667 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Walrath, Donald George O-825020 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, New York, Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. Location, 5 Miles South Of Genoa Harbor, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
7455 15-Aug-44 43-28482 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Cole, Howard Russell O-825577 97FS 82FG 15AF   Pilot badly injured when plane crashed into the sea. Location, Menton, France, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 16-Aug-44   . Martin, Oscar L. (PFC) 14071583 95FS 82FG 15AF DOI/DNB Hometown: Dickson County, TN. Died of injuries from a flying accident
7695 17-Aug-44 44-23188 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Creech, Elbert Walton  'Cotton'  O-762268 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Lea County, NM. Location, Over Adristic Sea (4218-1800), Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 17-Aug-44 43-28817 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Weir, William A O-825703 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Wayne County, MI. Pilot killed, plane destroyed during take off, Vincenzo, Italy
7671 17-Aug-44 42-67746 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Lake, Joe, III O-708699 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Texas, Buried at: Plot B Row 1 Grave 37, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, Awards, Purple Heart, lost over Yugoslavia. Location, Rgoste, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
7676&8053 17-Aug-44 43-28398 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Haller,  Robert Y. O-762317 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Location, N W Of Pec, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy. Escorting B-17s to Nis, Yugoslavia, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
7681 19-Aug-44 42-67310 Lockheed P-38J-5-LO Lightning Vial, Donald Gregory O-827760 95FS 82FG 15AF FOD Hometown: Suffolk County, MA. Location, 20 Miles West Of Kraljevo, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11, Italy
. 21-Aug-44 42-13475 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Davis, Raymond A. O-715489 95FS 82FG 15AF KIFA Entered the Service from, New Jersey, Buried at: Plot E Row 10 Grave 2, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, , "Piggy-back" Lightning,  destroyed in crash , Pilot Hayden and Passenger  Davis killed, 95FS, 82FG, Vincenzo/ 4mi NW, Italy
  21-Aug-44 42-13475 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Hayden, John H O-311882 95FS 82FG 15AF FOD "Piggy-back" Lightning, destroyed in crash, Pilot Hayden and Passenger  Davis killed, 95FS, 82FG, Vincenzo/ 4mi NW, Italy, Hometown: Westchester County, NY
. 26-Aug-44 43-28795 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Fernow, Melvin L T-124768 97FS  82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed during forced landing, Manfredonia, Italy
. 28-Aug-44 42-104201 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Malejki, Joseph M   96FS  82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed crash landing, Vincenzo/ 1mi W, Italy
. 29-Aug-44 44-23198 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Tierney, John R 0-827757 95FS  82FG 15AF DNB Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, Sternara/ 5mi W, Italy, Hometown: Middlesex County, MA
8100 29-Aug-44 43-28269 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Baker, John Llewellyn O-710875 96FS  82FG 15AF FOD Hometown: Montgomery County, IA. Location, San Pietro Di Corso, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11, Italy
. 02-Sep-44 43-28658 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Davis, Alfred J   97FS  82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 03-Sep-44 42-13252 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Olson, Maurice S   95FS  82FG 15AF   Plane damaged taxiing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 07-Sep-44 44-23846 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Stefani, William J 0-760405 95FS  82FG 15AF KIFA Pilot killed, plane destroyed in crash, Vincenzo/ 3mi W, Italy
. 07-Sep-44 42-13249 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Groelinger, Howard T-125434 97FS  82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed crash landing, Foggia Main, Italy
. 09-Sep-44 42-104096 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Burgess, William H   96FS  82FG 15AF   Plane coded BN, plane damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy, transferred to 1st FG
. 14-Sep-44 43-2508 Lockheed P-38G-15-LO Lightning Dunn, James J 0-715495 97FS  82FG 15AF DNB Pilot Killed, plane destroyed in crash, San Severo/ 5mi E, Italy, Hometown: Suffolk County, MA
8956 21-Sep-44 43-28754 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Swan, Donald Harvey 0-808763 ? 95FS  82FG 15AF S/d Rtn Hometown Portland Oregon. On his first mission. Location, Near Tuzla, Yugoslavia, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11 Airdrome, Italy. Plane , numbered A12, Mission to Osijek; hit by flak over Tuzla, both engines quit; disappeared in cloud cover; evaded, Yugoslavia
8752 22-Sep-44 43-28673 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Fernow, Melvin L. T-124768 97FS  82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Linn County, IA. Location, 3 Mi N Of Lake Chiem, Germany, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11 Airdrome, Italy
. 23-Sep-44 42-67912 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Blair, Walter J O-769690 95FS  82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed taking off, 95FS, 82FG, St Mawgan, England
. 03-Oct-44 43-28761 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Andrews, Marvin E 0-769604 97FS  82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 13-Oct-44 44-23725 Lockheed P-38J-25-LO Lightning Monti, Martin James      82FG 15AF   Rebuilt to F-5E. With 354th Air Services Squadron , kidnapped and landed at Linate airfield near Mediolan. Plane captured by Germans and used by KG200 as T9+MK., .Lt Martin Monti, assigned to the
14th Air Force., was based in Karachi , India and was not a member of the 82nd FG when he stole the 82FG, F5E serial 44-23725 an almost brand new a/c was flown into captivity by him on the 13th October 1944 and became T9+MK she was recaptured at Schwangau, Germany in May of 1945. She only had yellow undersides added after capture no other camoflage)
. 14-Oct-44 43-28403 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Katschke, Kenneth R T-124080 97FS  82FG 15AF   Plane destroyed crash landing, Vincenzo/ 1/2mi NW , Italy
. 23-Oct-44 44-24194 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Barnhart, Harley E   96FS  82FG 15AF   Damaged taxiing,Vincenzo, Italy
. 24-Oct-44 42-104182 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning, Wallace, John W Jr O-825018 97FS  82FG 15AF   Pilot bailed out, engine failure, plane destroyed, Ancona/ 25mi E, Italy
. 25-Oct-44 42-67815 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Blumer, John E O 95FS  82FG 15AF   Plane coded AT,  plane destroyed taking off,Vincenzo, Italy
9588 01-Nov-44 44-23192 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Hawthorne, William J. O-762466 95FS  82FG 15AF FOD Location, N W Of Szombathely, Hungary. Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11 Airdrome, Italy. Plane named *Wild Willie*, while assigned to William J. Hawthorne, lost in action, Hometown: Escambia County, FL
9694 07-Nov-44 44-24035 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Brewer, Philip O-715462 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Indiana, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, plane named *My Fantasy*,  attacked Soviet troops by mistake, two of P-38s shot down by Soviet fighters, and one by A/A, South Serbia, Yugoslavia
9696 07-Nov-44 43-28662 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Coulson, Eldon E O-715478 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Shot down in fight with YAKs, see above, Nis, Yugoslavia
9695 07-Nov-44 44-24392 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning King, Charles   96FS 82FG 15AF S/d Rtn Evaded, Hit by AA in both engines while strafing motor transport, crash landed, badly burned, rescued by local peasants, Sjenica, Yugoslavia
9894 15-Nov-44 42-67950 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Bowen, Lindsay L.Jr. O 96FS 82FG 15AF FOD Hometown: Collin County, TX. Plane coded BS, lost in action
. 16-Nov-44 43-28390 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Jelko, John F III T-62251 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Badly damaged taking off,Vincenzo, Italy. He held the rank of First Lieutenant and completed 43 combat missions over enemy territory before he was 20 years old. Lieutenant Jelko received the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, and the European Theater Ribbon with six Battle Stars.
9934 20-Nov-44 44-24140 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Sutter, Harley N. O-708345 95FS 82FG 15AF MIA  
9935 20-Nov-44 44-23210 Lockheed P-38J-20-LO Lightning Black, Robert W. O-763044 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Buried at: Plot A Row 19 Grave 15, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
  21-Nov-44 42-67897 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Carr, Lee K   95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 21-Nov-44 42-104044 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Garmon, Winfred A T-125022 96FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 23-Nov-44 43-28715 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Brookman, Wilburn R O-711936 95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 04-Dec-44 43-28451 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Huters, William M . 96FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged belly landing, Vincenzo, Italy
  07-Dec-44 44-24135 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Phillips, Fred Jr O-800037  97FS 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: Warren County, TN. Pilot killed in  crash, Venosa/ 15mi SE , Italy
  09-Dec-44 43-28534 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Thrall, Howard B   97FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged crash landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 10-Dec-44   . Fleischer, Richard E O-770226 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA  
10675 20-Dec-44 43-28652 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Zellman, Lawrence G. O-821588 97FS 82FG 15AF Listed as POW Location, Yugoslavia(44°10' - 17°50), Point Of Departure, Vincenzo #11 Airdrome , Italy. Escort to Bruck, low on fuel while waiting for bombers, tried to return, engine cut and bailed out, taken by chetniks and spent the rest of the war with them Banja Luka, Yugoslavia. European Theatre
. 24-Dec-44   . Corey, Robert F. T-002990 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Wisconsin, Buried at: Plot G Row 1 Grave 25, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
. 24-Dec-44   . Leone, Densmore D T-003010 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: Providence County, RI

1945

MACR# Date Serial# A/C Type  Pilot Service# Sqdn Group AF Status Comments
10941 08-Jan-45 42-67959 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Garmon, James A T-125022 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Location, 4818-1243 (Near Munich), Point Of Departure, Vincenzo# 11 Airdrome, Italy
11088 12-Jan-45 43-28769 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Cookson, Jerold A. O-763504 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Alameda, CA. Location, Near Belluno, Italy, Point Of Departure, Vincenzo # 11 Airdrome, Italy
. 15-Jan-45 42-104188 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Fraser, Ronald W Jr    96FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing,, Vincenzo, Italy
. 20-Jan-45   . Carroll, Walter Jerome Jr O-753608 96FS 82FG 15AF DNB Hometown: New York County, NY
. 21-Jan-45         96FS 82FG 15AF   Droop Snoot take off accident crew safe
. 27-Jan-45 42-67036 Lockheed P-38H-5-LO Lightning O'Callaghan, Martin F, O-763316 95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing Vincenzo, Italy
. 01-Feb-45 44-25034 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Stoutenborough, J Don 0-743382 95FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged taxiing, 95FS, 82FG, Vincenzo, Italy
12069 05-Feb-45 44-24063 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Lewis, Arthur D. 0-770323 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Plane coded AT, named *Joyce*. European Theatre: Germany. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
12111 09-Feb-45 44-24071 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Davies, Glenn O-756386 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: Valley County, MT
. 10-Feb-45 44-25028 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Joslin, Aaron C   97FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged taxiing,, 82FG, Vincenzo, Italy
. 12-Feb-45 43-28721 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Leachman, Keith Gordon O-773711 95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy. SAN DIEGO - Keith Gordon Leachman, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007.
Born Sept. 24, 1923, in Inglewood, he lived in San Diego for 22 years. He retired as vice president for Great American Bank in 1984. He was a P-38 fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 82nd fighter group in Foggia, Italy, during World War II. He enjoyed golf and was a member of many service clubs.
12125 13-Feb-45 44-25021 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Stone, Stephen A. Jr. O-427890 HQ97 82FG 15AF POW  
12148 14-Feb-45 44-24180 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning O'Callaghan, Martin F, O-763316 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Tennessee, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Plane coded BV, named *Rusty & Marge*
12147 16-Feb-44 43-28653 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Bertram, George A. O-770146 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal, Purple Heart
. 17-Feb-45 44-25031 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Blair, Walter J O-769690 95FS 82FG 15AF   Badly damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 17-Feb-45   . Graham, Carl G. O-769804 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Montana, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
12519 19-Feb-45 44-24196 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Benkoski, Ernest F   96FS 82FG 15AF POW Plane coded HA, named *Butch The VI*, *Ray* and *Kiki* carried no name by Feb 1945,  force landed when hit in the radiator by small caliber fire while escorting B-24s, 96FS, 82FG, Bjelovar, Yugoslavia
12469 22-Feb-45 44-25006 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Lassiter, William B. O-823098 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Plane coded BJ, named *Miss Sis II* European Theatre: Germany
12669 27-Feb-45 44-24182 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Ismert, Eugene G. Jr O-773664 95FS 82FG 15AF   Entered the Service from, California, Buried at: Plot C Row 13 Grave 92, Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France, Awards, Purple Heart
. 28-Feb-45   . Smith, William L. O 96FS 82FG 15AF KIA  
12714 04-Mar-45 43- 28681 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Lockridge, Thomas H. O-773721 97FS 82FG 15AF POW Lost to A/A over Austria
. 07-Mar-45 44-23852 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Kane, John J O 96FS 82FG 15AF   Damaged landing, Vincenzo, Italy
. 13-Mar-44 42-68007 Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning Bortner, Robert W. O-773546 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Washington, Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy, crashed into the sea
13069 19-Mar-45 44-24448 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Berry, Robert E. O-826858 96FS 82FG 15AF POW Varazdin ?, Yugoslavia
13071 19-Mar-45 44-24440 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning, lost in action, 97FS, 82FG Thrall, Howard B O-804252 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Hometown: San Bernardino, CA
13070 19-Mar-45 44-25759 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning Brookman, Wilburn R. O-711936 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, California, Buried at: Plot E Row 7 Grave 16, Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France, Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
. 21-Mar-45 . . Grover, Arnold L O-708680 96FS 82FG 15AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-45 . . Lancaster, William H O-715557 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
. 22-Mar-45 . . Rivest, George L O-817854 97FS 82FG 12AF . Claims 1 victory
13259 25-Mar-45 43-28695 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Edwards, Adrian C. O-769772 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Colorado, Buried at: Plot K Row 23 Grave 16, Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France, Awards,  Purple Heart
. 25-Mar-45 42-13036 Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning Information only . 95FS 82FG 15AF . Plane is coded AP, being repaired from salvage parts of a P-38 coded AB, (possibly 42-13047), listed as being with Doolittle's Strategic Air Force North Africa, salvaged 27 Mar 1945
13472 02-Apr-45 44-24401 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Blair, Walter J O-769690 95FS 82FG 15AF POW Middle East Theatre: Yugoslavia
. 06-Apr-45 44-24067 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Heimer, Irwin L   95FS 82FG 15AF   Plane damaged taxiing, Vincenzo, Italy
13648 08-Apr-45 44-24438 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Morris, Thomas G.   95FS 82FG 15AF KIA  
13794 14-Apr-45 44-24427 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Smith, John W O-659845 HQ97 82FG 15AF POW European Theatre: Germany
. 21-Apr-45   . Tyler, Elvin D. 0-773888 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA  
. 22-Apr-45   . Anderson, Ernest L O-767063 95FS 82FG 15AF KIA  
14023 22-Apr-45 43-28778 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning Garretson, William C. 0-730446 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Plane coded HB while assigned to HQ97FS, named *Billy Boy* till April 1945 it then carried no name, lost in action
14024 22-Apr-45 44-23849 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Hollingsworth, Pren G   97FS 82FG 15AF Rtn  
  5 May 45     Brown, Rex S O-733808 95FS 82FG 15AF DNB New York, New York, USA
. 10-May-45 44-24405 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning Di Nubila, Armand A O 95FS 82FG 15AF   Pilot bailed out, mid air collision with, 44-26026, Lake Lesina/ 10mi S, Italy
. 10-May-45 44-26026 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning Phillips, Herbert W O-773795 95FS 82FG 15AF   Pilot bailed out, mid air collision with, 44-24405, Lake Lesina/ 10mi S, Italy
. 29-May-45 44-25690 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning Manwaring, Robert R O-773738 96FS 82FG 15AF DNB Pilot killed,  mid air collision, Pescara, Italy, Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
. 18-Sep-45   . Spencer, Charles R. O-424693 97FS 82FG 15AF KIA Entered the Service from, Arizona, Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Awards, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
  2 Oct 42 43-2135 Lockheed P-38F-15-LO Lightning       82FG     2 Oct 1945 DUKO(12AF) Condemned salvage, former 78FG plane

 

 
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