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1943

Jan. 30, 1943.....Capt. Arthur A. Smedley, Jr. (HQ/96).....INFO

Aug. 26, 1943.....Major Kelly W. Mitchim (HQ/96)*, G-10 #42-13482

Oct. 9, 1943.....Capt. Clarence H. Corning (HQ/97).....INFO

1944

Aug.4,1944..Lt. Col. William P. Litton(HQ/96)**,J-1542-104145,MARC #7318.....INFO

1945

Apr. 14, 1945.....Capt. John W. Smith (HQ/97), L-1 #44-24427, MARC #13794.....INFO

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( * POW - Escaped from captivity and returned to ALLIED control)

(** POW - Released by their captors or repatriated before the end of the war)

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- An article by Warren Thompson appears in the June '03 issue of Flight Journal magazine and is entitled "Turkey Shoot Over Vienna". It covers the mission in which the 82nd FG shot down 21 German aircraft in one mission.

- The Jan. 2003 issue of Fly Past magazine contains an article about the 82nd Fighter Group written by Warren Thompson.