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( * - DESTROYED, ** - PROBABLE, *** - DAMAGED )

 

1943

January 7, 1943...............2nd Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109*

January 15, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - Me109*

January 15, 1943...............2nd Lt. Fred J. Wolfe.....1 - Me109**

January 15, 1943...............?.....2 - Me109**

January 21, 1943...............2nd Lt. Charles J. Zubarik.....1 - Ju52*, 1 - Fw190*

January 21, 1943...............?.....2 - Me109***

January 29, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - Me109*

January 29, 1943...............2nd Lt. Charles J. Zubarik.....1 - Fw190***

January 30, 1943...............Capt. Arthur A. Smedley, Jr......2 - Me109*

January 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. Bernard L. Barber.....1 - Me109*

January 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. Douglas E. Crichton.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Me109**

January 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - Me109*, 1 - Me109**

January 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109*

January 30, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - Fw190*

January 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. Fred Wolfe.....1 - Me109*

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Bernard L. Barber.....1 - Ju88*

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Paul R. Cochran.....1 - Me109*

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Douglas E. Crichton.....1 - Me110**

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Frank A. Duncan.....1 - Me109*

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. William B. Rawson.....1 - CantZ.506*

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Phillip D. Rodgers.....1 - CantZ.506*, 2 - Me109***

February 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Do217*

February 3, 1943...............2nd Lt. Soren E. Anton.....1 - Me210*

February 3, 1943...............2nd Lt. William T. Vantrease.....1 - Me210*, 1 - Ju88*

February 7, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - Me109**

February 7, 1943...............2nd Lt. Fred J. Wolfe.....1 - Me109*

February 15, 1943...............2nd Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109*

February 17, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - CantZ.506

February 21, 1943...............2nd Lt. Lincoln D. Jones.....1 - Ju88*

February 22, 1943...............2nd Lt. Paul R. Cochran.....1 - Ju88*

February 23, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - CantZ506*

March 1, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - Me109***

March 1, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Me109***

March 1, 1943...............Capt. Raymond H. Lynn.....1 - Me109***

March 1, 1943...............2nd Lt. John A. Perrone.....1 - Me109*

March 1, 1943...............2nd Lt. Phillip D. Rodgers.....1 - Me109*

March 1, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - Me109***

March 12, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - CantZ.1007*

March 12, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - CantZ.1007*

March 15, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - Me109**

March 20, 1943...............2nd lt. Douglas E. Crichton.....1 - Me109**

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. E. W. Halverson.....1 - Me109***

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Samuel A. Hawes.....1 - Ju88*, 1 - Me109*

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Joseph W. Jorda.....1 - Me109*

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......1 - s/e Italian fighter*

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Me109*

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. lee H. Lawrence.....1 - Me109*

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. William B. Rawson.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Me109**

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Phillip D. Rodgers.....1 - Me109*

March 20, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - Ju88*

March 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Charles J. Zubarik.....2 - Me109*

April 5, 1943...............1st Lt. Edmund B. Anderson.....1 - Ju52*

April 5, 1943...............2nd Lt. Paul R. Cochran.....1 - Me109*

April 5, 1943...............2nd Lt. Lincoln D. Jones.....1 - Me110*

April 5, 1943...............1st Lt. Joseph W. Jorda.....2 - Ju52*, 1 - Fw190***

April 5, 1943...............1st Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr......2 - Ju52*

April 5, 1943...............Capt. Raymond H. Lynn.....1 - Me109***

April 5, 1943...............1st Lt. William B. Rawson.....1 - Me109*, 3 - Me109***

April 5, 1943...............2nd Lt. George E. Wehman, Jr......1 - Ju87*, 1 - Ju52*

April 11, 1943...............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....1 - Ju52*

April 11, 1943...............2nd Lt. John A. Perrone.....1 - Ju52*

April 11, 1943...............1st Lt. William B. Rawson.....1 - Ju52*

April 11, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....2 - Ju52*

April 17, 1943...............1st Lt. John A. Perrone.....1 - FiatBR.20*

April 20, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - Ju88*

April 17, 1943...............2nd Lt. Don C. Warr.....1 - FiatBR.20*

April 17, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Walters.....1 - FiatBR.20*

April 23, 1943...............1st Lt. Bernard L. Barber.....1 - CantZ.501*

April 23, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - CantZ.501*

May 11, 1943...............1st Lt. Samuel A. Hawes.....1 - Fw190***

May 13, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109***

May 13, 1943...............1st Lt. Charles J. Zubarik.....Mc200*

May 14, 1943...............2nd Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers.....1 - Mc202*

May 14, 1943...............Major Harley C. Vaughn.....1 - Mc202*

May 20, 1943...............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....1 - Fw190*, 1 - Me109***

May 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Marvin R. Jones.....1 - Me109*

May 20, 1943...............1st Lt. Joseph W. Jorda.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Mc200**

May 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Me109*

May 20, 1943...............1st Lt. Phillip D. Rodgers.....1 - Mc202*

May 20, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Ju88*, 1 - Mc200, 2 - Me109***

May 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - Me109*

May 21, 1943...............2nd Lt. Paul R. Cochran.....1 - Me109*

May 21, 1943...............1st Lt. Douglas E. Crichton.....1 - Mc202*

May 21, 1943...............2nd Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers.....1 - Mc202*

May 21, 1943...............1st Lt. Phillip D. Rodgers.....1 - Mc202***

May 21, 1943...............1st Lt. Charles J. Zubarik.....1 - Me109*

May 24, 1943...............1st Lt. Frank A. Duncan.....3 - Mc202***

May 24, 1943...............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....1 - Mc202***

May 24, 1943...............2nd Lt. Clarence O. Johnson.....1 - Mc202*

May 24, 1943...............F/O John R. Rawson.....1 - Mc202**

May 24, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Mc202***

May 24, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....1 - Mc202*

May 24, 1943...............2nd Lt. Donn C. Warr.....1 - Mc202***

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. George T. Fitzgibbon.....1 - Mc202*

June 18, 1943.............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Re2001*, 1 - Me109**

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. Donald W. Johnson.....1 - Mc202*

June 18, 1943...............1st Lt. Joseph W. Jorda.....1 - Fw190**

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. Allen R. Kennedy.....1 - Mc202*, 2- Mc202***

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Mc202*, 2 - Mc202***

June 18, 1943....2nd Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers.....2 - Mc202*, 1 - Mc205*, 2 - Mc202***

June 18, 1943..............F/O Walter J. Mackey.....1 - Fw190*

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. Louis E. Pape.....1 - Mc202*

June 18, 1943...............1st Lt. John A. Perrone.....1 - Mc202*, 1 - Mc202***

June 18, 1943...............F/O John R. Rawson.....1 - Mc202*

June 18, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Mc200*, 1 - Mc200***

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....1 - Me109***

June 18, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - Me109*

June 18, 1943...............1st Lt. Fred J. Wolfe.....1 - Mc202*, 1 - Me109***

June 28, 1943...............2nd Lt. Clarence O. Johnson.....1 - Mc202**

June 28, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Mc202*

June 28, 1943...............2nd Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers.....1 - Mc202***

June 28, 1943...............F/O Walter J. Mackey.....1 - Mc202***

June 28, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - Mc202*

June 30, 1943...............Capt. Raymond H. Lynn.....1 - Fw190*

June 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. John L. Schlener.....1 - Me109*

June 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....1 - Me109***

June 30, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - Fw190*

July 5, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Re2001*

July 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Joseph A. Dolan.....1 - Mc200***

July 10, 1943...............1st Lt. Samuel A. Hawes.....1 - Fw190***

July 10, 1943...............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....3 - Fw190*, 1 - Fw190***

July 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Donald W. Johnson.....1 - Fw190***

July 10, 1943...............1st Lt. Lincoln D. Jones.....1 - Fw190*

July 10, 1943............1st Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Ju88*, 1 - Fw190*, 2- Fw190***

July 10, 1943...............1st Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers.....1 - Fw190*, 2 - Fw190***

July 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Louis E. Pape.....1 - Fw190**

July 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. John L. Schener.....1 - Fw190**

July 10, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Mc200*

July 10, 1943...............1st Lt. Edward T. Waters.....1 - Me109*

July 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ernest J. Westine.....1 - Fw190***

July 10, 1943...............1 - Fw190*

July 16, 1943...............1st Lt. Lincoln D. Jones.....1 - Me109***

July 16, 1943...............1st Lt. Alf N. Larsen.....1 - Me109***

July 16, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....1 - Me109***

July 22, 1943...............1st Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Me109***

July 22, 1943...............1st Lt. William J. Sloan.....1 - Me109*

August 7, 1943...............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....1 - Fw190*, 1 - Me109***

August 7, 1943...............2nd Lt. Donn C. Warr.....1 - Fw190*

August 7, 1943...............??.....1 - Me109 or Mc202***

August 17, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....1 - Me109 or Mc202***

August 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Clarence O. Johnson.....2 - Fw190*, 1 - Fw190***

August 20, 1943...............1st Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers.....1 - Fw190*

August 20, 1943...............2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem.....1 - Me109***

September 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Leslie E. Andersen.....2 - Me109*, 1 - Me109**

September 2, 1943...............F/O Frank D. Hurlbut.....1 - Me109*

September 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Clarence O. Johnson.....1 - Me109*, 2 - Me109**

September 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Donald W. Johnson.....1 - Mc202*, 1 - Me109***

September 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Raleigh H. Musolf.....1 - Me109***

September 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. James W. Padgett, Jr......1 - Me109*

September 2, 1943...............Capt. Donald L. Perry.....1 - Me109***

September 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Fred A. Selle.....3 - Me109*, 2 - Me109***

September 2, 1943...............Clayton E. Tillapaugh.....1 - Me109***

September 2, 1943...............1st Lt. William T. Vantrease.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Me109**

September 14, 1943...............2nd Lt. Watson E. Holley, Jr......1 - Mc202***

October 22, 1943...............2nd Lt. Joseph A. Dolan.....1 - Me109*

October 22, 1943...............2nd Lt. Hiram C. Pitts.....1 - Me109**

November 17, 1943..............2nd Lt. Hiram C. Pitts.....1 - Me109*

November 24, 1943...............Major William P. Litton (Hq/96).....1 - Me109*

December 2, 1943...............2nd Lt. Harlan N. Houtz.....1 - Me109*

December 2, 1943..............2nd Lt. Thomas M. Judd.....1 - Fw190*

December 2, 1943..............2nd Lt. Wallace D. Quackenbush.....1 - Me109***

December 6, 1943...............1st Lt. Leslie E. Andersen.....2 - Me109*

Decemebr 6, 1943...............2nd Lt. Clarence Dolezal.....1 - Me109***

December 6, 1943...............2nd Lt. Edwin R. English, Jr......1 - Fw190**

December 6, 1943...............2nd Lt. Garrett R. Thomas.....1 - Me109**

December 10, 1943...............1st Lt. Leslie E. Andersen.....1 - Me109*

December 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. George P. Brown.....1 - Me109*

December 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Robert D. Cutting.....1 - Me109*

December 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Ralph E. Norsworthy.....1 - Me109***

December 10, 1943...............2nd Lt. Hiram C. Pitts.....2 - Me109*, 1 - Me109**

December 25, 1943...............Major William P. Litton (Hq/96).....1 - Me109*

 

1944

January 24, 1944...............1st Lt. Rudell Coursey.....1 - Fw190*

January 24, 1944...............2nd Lt. Francis H. Dean.....(.5) - Me109***

January 24, 1944...............Capt. Clayton M. Issacson.....(.5) - Me109***

February 24, 1944...............1st Lt. Rudell Coursey.....1 - Me110*

February 24, 1944...............1st Lt. Charles H. Pinson.....1 - Me109**

March 19, 1944...............1st Lt. Andrew J. Trammel.....1 - Fw190*

March 28, 1944...............1st Lt. Arthur W. Larkin.....1 - Mc202*

March 28, 1944...............2nd Lt. Alphons J. Mikes.....1 - Me109***

April 2, 1944...............1st Lt. Charles H. Pinson.....1 - Me109*

April 3, 1944...............1st Lt. Clarence Dolezal.....1 - Me210*

April 12, 1944...............Capt. Clayton M. Issacson.....1 - Me109***

April 13, 1944...............1st Lt. Thomas J. Berube.....1 - Me210*

April 13, 1944...............Capt. Clayton M. Issacson.....1 - Me210*

April 13, 1944...............1st Lt. Edwin B. Scott.....2 - Me210***

May 5, 1944...............1st Lt. Harlan N. Houtz.....1 - Me109***

May 6, 1944...............2nd Lt. Andrew M. Blakley, Jr......1 - Me109*

May 6, 1944...............2nd Lt. Joseph Cardimona, Jr......1 - Me109*

May 6, 1944...............1st Lt. Terrance M. Coleman.....1 - Me109*

May 17, 1944...............1st Lt. Clarence Dolezal.....1 - Ju88*

May 28, 1944...............2nd Lt. Andrew M. Blakley, Jr......2 - Fi156*

May 29, 1944...............1st Lt. James W. Stegman.....1 - Fi156*

June 6, 1944...............1st Lt. James W. Stegman.....1 - Ju52*

June 10, 1944...1st Lt. Merrill M. Adelson.....1 - Me210*, 1 - He111*, 1 - s/e/a/c/***

June 10, 1944...............2nd Lt. Walter J. Carroll, Jr......1 - Me109*

June 10, 1944...............2nd Lt. Arthur W. Kidder.....1 - Me109***

June 10, 1944...............1st Lt. John W. Sognier.....1 - Me109*

June 22, 1944...............1st Lt. Merrill M. Adelson.....1 - Mc202**

June 22, 1944...............2nd Lt. Thomas R. Rosier.....1 - Mc202***

June 22, 1944...............1st Lt. Richard E. Willsie.....1 - Me109***

June 24, 1944...............1st Lt. Walter J. Carroll, Jr......1 - Me109*

June 24, 1944...............Major Clayton M. Isaacson.....1 - Me109*

June 24, 1944...............1st Lt. Alphons J. Mikes.....1 - Me109*

June 24, 1944...............1st Lt. Charles H. Pinson.....1 - Me109*

June 25, 1944...............1st Lt. Alphons J. Mikes.....1 - Me109***

June 26, 1944...............1st Lt. Edward F. Bodine.....1 - Me410*

June 26, 1944...............1st Lt. Joseph Cardimona, Jr......1 - Me410*

June 26, 1944...............Capt Richard M. Gangel.....1 - Me109*

July 4, 1944...............1st Lt. Walter J. Carroll, Jr......1 - Ju52*

July 4, 1944...............Capt. Richard M. Gangel.....1 - Ju52*

July 4, 1944...............1st Lt. Arthur W. Kidder, Jr......1 - Ju52*

July 7, 1944...............1st Lt. Merrill M. Adelson.....1 - Me109*

July 7, 1944...............1st Lt. Walter J. Carroll, Jr......1 - Me109*

July 8, 1944...............1st Lt. Merrill M. Adelson.....1 - Me410*

July 8, 1944...............1st Lt. Walter J. Carroll, Jr......3 - Me410*

July 8, 1944..........1st Lt. Pelton W. Ellis.....1 - Me410*, 1 - Me410**, 1 - Me410***

July 8, 1944...............Capt. Richard M. Gangel.....1 - Me410*

July 8, 1944....1st Lt. Arthur W. Kidder, Jr......1 - Me410*, 1 - Me109*, 1 - s/e trainer*

July 8, 1944...............2nd Lt. Andrew F. McPhie.....1 - Me410*, 1 - Me410***

July 8, 1944...............2nd Lt. Lawrence H. Noel.....1 - Me109*

July 8, 1944...............1st Lt. Charles H. Pinson.....1 - Me410*

July 8, 1944...............1st Lt. John W. Sognier.....1 - Me410*

July 20, 1944...............Major Clayton M. Isaacson.....1 - Me109*

July 26, 1944...............1st Lt. Edward F. Bodine.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Me109***

July 26, 1944...............1st Lt. Walter J. Carroll, Jr......1 - Fw190*

July 26, 1944...............1st Lt. Pelton W. Ellis.....2 - Me109*

July 26, 1944...............Capt. Richard M. Gangel.....1 - Me109*

July 26, 1944...............Major Clayton M. Isaacson.....1 - Me410*

July 26, 1944...............Capt. John W. Sognier.....1 - Me109*

July 26, 1944...............1st Lt. Richard E. Willsie.....1 - Me109*, 1 - Ju52*

November 6, 1944...............1st Lt. Kenneth R. Frost, Jr......1 - Me109***

November 12, 1944...............2nd Lt. Robert E. Berry.....1 - Me262***

 

1945

March 21, 1945...............1st Lt. Arnold L. Grover...............1 - Fw190*

 

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GROUP TOTALS.....548 DESTROYED*.....88 PROBABLE**.....227 DAMAGED***

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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