Eldon F Troge
Military
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Object Number - UPL 29818 - Captain Eldon F. Troge
Class 44-B; training in TX, MO; KS; NB; LA; at MH 6/44 to 11/45; flew P-47s & P-51s in 65-70 missions
DFC/ AM
1 in Air; 1 on Ground
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Charles City, Iowa | 22 March 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA | 31 January 1943 | |
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Other Promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant |
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Other Promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain |
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| Floyd County, IA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self
