THIS
WEEK in 82nd Fighter Group History / May 14 - May 20
1942
HQ/CO.....Col.
Robert Israel, Jr.
95th/CO.....Major
Robert E. Kirtley
96th/CO.....Capt.
Roy E. Loe
97th/CO.....Major
Ernest C. Young
1943
HQ/CO.....Col.
John W. Weltman
95th/CO.....Major
Ernest K. Osher
96th/CO.....Major
Harley C. Vaughn
97th/CO.....Major
William B. Petersen
May 14, 1943.....1st
Lt. William J. Schildt(95).....s/eItalian(Dest.)
May 14, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers(96).....Mc202(Dest.)
May 14, 1943.....Major
Harley C. Vaughn(96).....Mc202(Dest.)
May 19, 1943.....1st
Lt. Julius F. Schoenberg(95).....Me109(Prob.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Ervin S. Austin(95).....Mc200(Dest.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Rex S. Brown(95).....Me109(Prob.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Louis E. Curdes(95).....2-Me109(Dest.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. John L. Dean(95).....Me109(Damg.)
May 19, 1943.....1st
Lt. Ralph C. Embrey(95).....Me109(Dest.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Harold M. Farrell(95).....Me109(Damg.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Richard F. Kenney, Jr.(95).....Me109(Damg.)
May 19, 1943.....1st Lt.
Jesse G. Oliver(95).....Me109(Dest.)
May 19, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Daniel F. Sharp(95).....Me109(Dest.)
May 19, 1943.....1st
Lt. Herman W. Visscher(97).....Me109(Dest.)
May 20, 1943.....F/O
Frank D. Hurlbut(96).....Fw190(Dest.).....Me109(Damg.)
May 20, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Marvin R. Jones(96).....Me109(Dest.)
May 20, 1943.....1st
Lt. Joseph W. Jorda(96).....Me109(Dest.).....Mc200(Prob.)
May 20, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Ward A. Kuentzel(96).....Me109(Dest.)
May 20, 1943.....1st
Lt. Phillip D. Rodgers(96).....Mc202(Dest.)
May 20, 1943..1st Lt. William
J. Sloan(96)..Ju88(Dest.).Mc200(Dest.)..2-Me109(Damg.)
May 20, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Edward T. Waters(96).....Me109(Dest.)
May 14, 1943.....2nd
Lt. Charles J. Rainear(95).....MIA
May 14, 1943.....2nd
Lt. John F. Smoot(95).....POW
May 14, 1943.....Capt.
Francis C. Truesdale(96).....MIA
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
May 17, 1944.....1st
Lt. Clarence Dolezal(97).....Ju88(Dest.)
May 18, 1944.....1st
Lt. John C. Tate(97).....Me109(Damg.)
May 17, 1944.....2nd
Lt. Dean P. Reinert(97).....KFA
May 17, 1944.....Capt.
James A. Force, Jr.(97).....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. Joseph H. Dickman
NO SCORES - NO LOSSES
*****************************************************************
Feel free to e-mail
if you have any questions or comments.
If you have any information, photos, stories,
etc. please get in contact with us.
