Henry P Laviolette
MilitaryBasic at Nashville, TN; pre-flight at Maxwell Field; primary at Lafayette, LA; advanced Craig Field, AL; was 2nd Lt. at Venice, FL w/14th FS; at MH 8/44 to 4/45; w P-47s & P-51s in 71 missions for 271 combat hours; served in Mass Air Nat. Guard & retired as Lt. Col. in 11/78
DFC; Air Medal w/4 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Events
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Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts | 29 November 1918 | |
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Died |
27 June 1987 | ||
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Widow - Marie