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THIS WEEK in 82nd Fighter Group History / Apr. 9 - Apr. 15

 

1942

HQ/CO.....1st Lt. Charles T. Duke

 

1943

HQ/CO.....Col. William P. Litton

95th/CO.....1st Lt. Alex K. Hamric, to Apr. 11th.

1st Lt. William J. Schildt, on Apr. 11th to Apr. 12th

Capt. T. K. McArthur, on Apr. 12th

96th/CO.....Major Clayton M. Isaacson

97th/CO.....Major William W. Wittliff

 

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. Robert J. Barrett(95).....Ju52(Damg.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. James D. Hamm(95).....Ju52(Damg.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....1st Lt.Alex K. Hamric(95).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. Glynord A. Hasal(95).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....1st Lt. C. D. Powell(95).....Ju52(Dest.).....Ju88(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1945.....2nd Lt. William L. Riddle(95).....Ju52(Dest.).....Me110(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....1st Lt. William J. Schildt(95).....Me109(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....1st Lt. Virgil S. White(95).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. Ray Crawford(97).....2-Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. Duane L. Fredrickson(97).....Me109(Damg.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. Justin O. Henley(97).....Ju52(Dest.).....Me109(Damg.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. Theodore P. Jochems(97).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 10, 1943.....Capt. Richard G. McAuliffe(97).....Ju52(Dest.).....Me109(Damg.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Harry W. Baldwin(95).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Robert J. Barrett(95).....2-Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. John B. Cappo(95).....2-Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Daniel T. Grinnan(95).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. James D. Hamm(95).....2-Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. Alex K. Hamric(95).....Ju52(Dest.).....Ju252(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Glynord A. Hasal(95).....Me109(Dest.).....Ju88(Damg.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Wilbur S. Hattendorf(95).....Ju88(Dest.).....Me110(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Thomas D. Hodgson(95).....Ju88(Dest.).....Ju88(Prob.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. John R. Meyer(95).....3-Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Marion Moore(95).....2-Ju52(Dest.).....Me109(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Robert W. Muir(95).....Ju88(Prob.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. John J. Pyles, Jr.(95).....Ju52(Dest.).....2-Me110(Damg.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st William J. Schildt(95).....3-Ju52(Dest.)

Apr.11, 1943..2nd Lt.Daniel F.Sharp(95)...Me109(Dest.)...Me110(Dest.)...Me110(Prob.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. Virgil S. White(95).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. Ora M. Wilkins(95).....Ju88(Prob.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....F/O Frank D. Hurlbut(96).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. John A. Perrone(96).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. William B. Rawson(96).....Ju52(Dest.)

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Herman S. Solem(96).....2-Ju52(Dest.)

 

Apr. 10, 1943.....2nd Lt. William L. Riddle(95).....KIA

Apr. 11, 1943.....2nd Lt. Daniel T. Grinnan(95).....KIA

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. Alex K. Hamric(95).....MIA

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. Virgil S. White(95).....KIA

Apr. 11, 1943.....1st Lt. William B. Rawson(96).....KIA

 

 

 

1944

HQ/CO.....Col. William P. Litton

95th/CO.....Major Herbert L. Phillips

96th/CO.....Major Clayton M. Isaacson

97th/CO.....Major Claud E. Ford

 

Apr. 12, 1944.....1st Lt. Earl O. Chapman(95).....Me109(Dest.)

Apr. 12, 1944.....2nd Lt. Harlon J. Conger(95).....Fw190(Dest.)

Apr. 12, 1943.....2nd Lt. Rex Curtis(95).....Me109(Dest.)

Apr. 12, 1944.....2nd Lt. Melvin E. Wiedbusch(95).....Fw190(Dest.)

Apr. 12, 1944.....Capt. Clayton M. Isaacson(96).....Me109(Damg.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Charles E. Adams, Jr.(95).....Me210(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Rex Curtis(95).....Ju88(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....1st Lt. Bart L. League(95).....Ju88(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Roland O. Leeman(95).....Ju88(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Paul R. Mass(95).....Ju88(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Stuart A. Munson(95).....Ju88(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....1st Lt. Orson D. Osborne(95).....Me109(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Melvin E. Wiedbusch(95).....Me109(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....1st Lt. Thomas J. Berube(96).....Me210(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....Capt. Clayton M. Isaacson(96).....Me210(Dest.)

Apr. 13, 1944.....1st Lt. Edwin F. Scott(96).....2-Me210(Damg.)

 

Apr. 13, 1944.....2nd Lt. Robert Joley(95).....KFA

 

1945

HQ/CO.....Col. Richard A. Legg

95th/CO.....Lt. Col. Robert M. Wray

96th/CO.....Lt. Col. Charles P. Hardy

97th/CO.....Lt. Col. Thomas C. Kelly

 

NO SCORES

 

Apr. 14, 1945.....Capt. John W. Smith(HQ/97).....POW

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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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