THIS
WEEK in 82nd Fighter Group History / Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
1942
HQ/CO.....Lt. Col. William
E. Covington, Jr.
95th/CO.....Major Robert
E. Kirtley
96th/CO.....Major Harley
C. Vaughn
97th/CO.....Major Ernest
C. Young
1943
HQ/CO.....Lt. Col. George
M. MacNicol
95th/CO.....Major Hugh
M. Muse, Jr.
96th/CO.....Major Buddy
A. Strozier
97th/CO.....Major Harry
L. Smith, Jr.
Aug. 27, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Louis E. Curdes(95).....2-Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Aug. 27, 1943..... ?
(95).....Me109(Damg.)
Aug. 27, 1943..... ?
(95).....Me109(Damg.)
Aug. 28, 1943.....Lt.
Col. George M. MacNicol(HQ/97).....Fw190(Damg.)
Aug. 28, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Robert R. Kinnie(97).....Me109(Dest.)
Aug. 28, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Sammy E. McGuffin(97).....Me109(Damg.)
Aug. 28, 1943.....F/O
Urban F. Stahl(97).....Mc202(Dest.)
Aug. 28, 1943.....1st
Lt. Herman W. Visscher(97).....Me109(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James R. Gant(95).....2-Mc202(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....1st
Lt. Thomas D. Hodgson(95).....Re2001(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Thomas H. Jones(95).....Me109(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James A. Lippert(95).....Me109(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. William W. Murphy(95).....Me109(Dest.).....Mc202(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Clifford L. Ragland(95).....Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Joseph C. Solko(95).....Mc202(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Leslie E. Andersen(96).....2-Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....F/O
Frank D. Hurlbut(96).....Me109(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Clarence O. Johnson(96).....2-Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Donald W. Johnson(96).....Mc202(Dest.).....Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Raleigh H. Musolf(96).....Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James W. Padgett, Jr.(96).....Me109(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....Capt.
Donald L. Perry(96).....Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Fred A. Selle(96).....3-Me109(Dest.).....2-Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Clayton E. Tillapaugh(96).....Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....1st
Lt. William T. Vantrease(96).....Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....F/O
Heber M. Butler(97).....Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....1st
Lt. Garret B. Fuller(97).....Me109(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Charles W. Hicks(97).....Me109(Damg.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. William E. Shomaker(97).....Fw190(Dest.)
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Robert B. Williams, Jr.(97).....2-Me109(Dest.)
Aug. 27, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Louis E. Curdes(95).....POW**
Aug. 27, 1943.....F/O
Melvin A. Sheets(97).....MIA
Aug. 31, 1943.....F/O
Kendall C. Nott(96).....KFA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Gerald E. Moore, Jr.(95).....KIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Harold M. Farrell(95).....MIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Jack E. Amberson(96).....KIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Frank W. Dennison(96).....MIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. William T. Francke(96).....MIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James W. Padgett, Jr.(95).....POW**
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Louis E. Pape(96).....POW
Sept. 2, 1943.....1st
Lt. John L. Schlener(96).....MIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James E. Zoeter(96).....MIA
Sept. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. George E. Karam(97).....MIA
1944
HQ/CO.....Lt. Col. Ben
A. Mason, Jr. - Aug. 28
Col. Clarence T. Edwinson,
on Aug. 28
95th/CO.....Major Warner
F. Gardner
96th/CO.....Major Clayton
M. Isaacson - Aug. 29
Major Richard E. Willsie,
on Aug. 29
97th/CO.....Lt. Col.
Paul J. Greene
NO SCORES
Aug. 29, 1944.....2nd
Lt. John L. Baker(96).....KIA
1945
HQ/CO.....Lt. Col. Robert
M. Wray
95th/CO.....Major Charles
P. Nicholas, Jr.
96th/CO.....Lt. Col.
Franklin H. MacNaughton
97th/CO.....Major Robert
C. Booth
NO SCORES - NO LOSSES
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