Billy D Kasper
MilitaryJuly 1944-Feb. 1945, 70 missions, 325 hours, P-51B 42-106949, P-51K 44-11685
AM w/ 8 Oak Leaf Cluster
ME 109
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harvey, Illinois | 7 August 1923 | |
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Died |
23 September 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Springfield, Ohio |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Unit History