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82nd
Fighter Group, Presidential Award Citation
(G.T. Lewis collection)
Flight Pattern at Foggia
#11 near Vincenzo, Italy that all members of the 82nd FG had to
follow (furnished by Herb
Johnson-HQ, Jerry Powell, and the Ed Orr collection)
(back L to R)
Oliver B. Hays(95th), Johnny A. Caputo(97th), Paul
R. Cochran((96th),? Earl H. Wilson(97th) ?, Richard
P. Grady(97th), John B. Nikodem(96th), William F.
Barr(95th) (front L to R) Frank A. Duncan(96th),
Soren E. Anton(96th), Norman W. Jackson(96th), Lincoln
D. Jones(96th) (Soren
'Whitey' Anton photo)
Africa 1942 (Linc Jones
collection)
Royer(1st FG), John
B. Nikodem(96th), Francis M. Molloy(95th), Ray Crawford(97th),
Joseph R. Sheen(95th), Oliver
B. Hays(95th), Sczatiarski(1stFG) Gold Coast, Africa,
Christmas Day 1942 (Linc Jones collection)
Gold Coast, Africa, Christmas
Day 1942 (Linc
Jones collection)
Six aces of the 82nd Fighter
Group. (L to R): Ward A. Kuentzel (96th - 7
victories), Frank D. Hurlbut (96th - 9 victories),
Ray Crawford (97th - 6 victories),
Lawrence P. Liebers (96th - 7 victories), William J. Sloan
(96th - 12 victories), Louis E. Curdes (95th - 8 victories)
(Steve Blake collection/USAF Photo)
First Row - (L to
R): Theodore L. Latta(96th), Cash W. Bowen(96th),
Eugene Sickles(97th), Joseph A. Crader(97th), John
F. Snyder(97th), Vernon C. Walker(96th). Middle Row
- (L to R): Jake Hendrix(95th), Rudy W. Mueller(96th),
Clifton, Byron T. Woods(95th), Delaney, Leslie E. Emhoff(97th),
Caldwell. Top Row - (L to R): Barnes, Thomas P. Sparks(97th),
James O. Wrather(96th), Mervyn Goodman(97th), Marion
E. Long(97th). (Jake Hendrix collection)
82nd Fighter Group at
one of its '3', Presidential Award ceremony's (Ed Orr
collection)
General Twinning presenting
'Awards' to members of the 82nd Fighter Group (Ed Orr collection)
Major Harley C. Vaughn
presenting pilots of the 82nd FG during an 'Awards Ceremony'.
(L to R): Saluting is William B. Peterson, William
W. Wittliff, Lloyd E. Atteberry, ?, William J. 'Dixie' Sloan. (Phil
Taback collection)
At rest camp near Agadir,
North Africa, 100 miles South of Casablanca, Gerald L. Rounds (97)
(Left) and Edward I. Braddock (95) (Right)
enjoying a day of fishing. The Capt. is paying them, for the most
and the smallest fish caught. (Phil Taback collection)
While at Ft. Sam Houston
for training, these future pilots visit a friend at the hospital
who was injuried in a flying accident. (L to R): Merle
E. Larson (97), William 'Bill' Reas (95), Edward I.
Braddock (95), Charles J. Zubarik (96), Justin O.
Henley (97), Eugene D. Woods (97) (Phil
Taback collection)
(L to R):
Eugene D. Woods (97), Hugh L. Thompson (95), Earl J. Stout
(95)(kneeling), Claud E. Ford (97), Richard Thomas
Stovall, Ralph C. Embrey (95), Jessie 'Blackie' G. Oliver
(95). (Phil Taback collection)
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