Francis R Gerard
Military
Page 71, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition
Object Number - UPL 61554 - 339th/503rd Pilot Capt Francis R. Gerard Original Cadre - CTD 27 Apr 45
WWII Flying Ace. Logged 420 combat hours all before his 21st birthday. Missions included September 11, 1944, when he escorted the 100th BG and shot down four Luftwaffe fighters. Pictured in print 'Normandy Tiger Hunt' where a flight of P51 Mustangs straffed the German 503rd Heavy Tank battalion.
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Units served with
- 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
- Nicknames: Yi-Yi
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Events
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Born |
Sea Girg, New Jersey | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2) |
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Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force, obituary and write up on 100th BG web site and www.northjersey.com / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
