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THIS WEEK in 82nd Fighter Group History / May 28 - Jun. 3

 

1942

HQ/CO.....Col. Robert Israel, Jr.

95th/CO.....Major Robert E. Kirtley

96th/CO.....Capt. F. P. Jenks

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

 

NO SCORES - NO LOSSES

 

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 28, 1944.....2nd Lt. Andrew M. Blakley, Jr.(96).....2-Fi156(Dest.)

May 29, 1944.....1st Lt. James W. Stegman(96).....Fi156(Dest.)

 

May 29, 1944.....1st Lt. Garrett R. Thomas(96).....POW

May 29, 1944.....2nd Lt. Robert F. Clark(97).....KIA

May 29, 1944.....2nd Lt. Lawrence M. Jones(97).....POW

 

 

 

1945

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

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

96th/CO.....Lt. Col. Franklin H. MacNaughton

97th/CO.....Lt. Col. Joseph H. Dickman

 

NO SCORES

 

May 29, 1945.....2nd Lt. Robert R. Manwaring(96).....KFA

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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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