THIS
WEEK in 82nd Fighter Group History / Jan. 29 - Feb. 4
1943
HQ/CO.....Col.
William P. Litton
95th/CO.....Major
Robert E. Kirtley
96th/CO.....Major
Harley C. Vaughn
97th/CO.....Major
William W. Wittliff
Jan. 29, 1943.....Capt.
T. H. McArthur(95).....Me109(prob.)
Jan. 29, 1943.....1st
Lt. Ernest K. Osher(95).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 29, 1943.....2nd
Lt. William J. Schildt(95).....Me109(Prob.)
Jan. 29, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Verne M. Yahne(95).....Me109(Damg.)
Jan. 29, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr.(96).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 29, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Charles J. Zubarik(96).....Fw190(Damg.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....Capt.
Arthur A. Smedley, Jr.(HQ/96).....2-Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Bernard L. Barber(96).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Douglas E. Crichton(96).....Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Claude R. Kinsey, Jr.(96).....Me109(Dest.).....Me109(Prob.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. William J. Sloan(96).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....Major
Harley C. Vaughn(96).....Fw190(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Fred J. Wolfe(96).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1943.....Capt.
Arthur A. Smedley, Jr.(HQ/96).....POW
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Frederick J. Delahunt(96).....KIA
Jan. 30, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Paul D. Winston, Jr.(96).....KIA
( Date ----- Pilot ----------------
Group ----- Plane ---------- Location ----------- Time )
Jan. 31, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Harold R. Decker(97).....POW
Jan. 31, 1943.....2nd
Lt. William A. Knell(97).....MIA
Jan. 31, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Leonard E. Pratt(97).....POW
Feb. 2, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James Filkins(96).....KIA
Feb. 3, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Edward B. Drompp(95).....MIA
Feb. 3, 1943.....2nd
Lt. J. T. Duncan(96).....KIA
Feb. 3, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Soren E. Anton(96).....W
Feb. 3, 1943.....2nd
Lt. James C. Johnson(97).....MIA
Feb. 3, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Earl H. Wilson(97).....MIA
Feb. 4, 1943.....2nd
Lt. John E. Doddridge(97).....POW
Feb. 4, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Richard P. Grady(97).....KIA
1944
HQ/CO.....Col.
Richard A. Legg
95th/CO.....Major
Lawrence H. Bell, Jr.
96th/CO.....Major
Donald L. Perry
97th/CO.....Major
Charles L. Spencer, to Jan. 30, 1944
Capt.
John S. Litchfield, on Jan. 30, 1944
Jan. 30, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Kenneth M. Ade(95).....Me109(Prob.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Harlon J. Conger(95).....Me109(Prob.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....F/O
Roland O. Leeman(95).....Me109(Damg.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Maurice C. Morrell(95).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Orson D. Osborne(95).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Hugh L. Thompson(95).....Fw190(Dest.)....Me210(Prob.)...Fw190(Damg.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....1st
Lt. John S. Batie(97).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....1st
Lt. Claude A. Skinner(97).....Me109(Dest.).....2-Me109(Prob.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....Major
Charles R. Spencer(97).....Me109(Dest.)
Jan. 30, 1944.....Major
Charles L. Spencer(97).....KIA
DATE ----- PILOT --------------------- GROUP
----- PLANE ------------ LOCATION ------------ TIME
Feb. 2, 1944.....F/O
Earl L. Greeno(97).....KFA
Feb. 3, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Earl H. Wilson.....MIA
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 - NO LOSSES
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