Ireland Bryan Rhodes
Military
365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46764 - SSGT Ireland Bryan Rhodes 365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sneads Ferry, NC | 9 September 1917 | |
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Died |
Chapel Hill, NC | 5 November 1984 | |
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Buried |
Jacksonville, NC | 8 November 1984 | Onslow Memorial Park Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA |
| Clinton, NC | 318 Lisbon Street Worked for the North Carolina Highway Department |
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Sources
http://hellhawks.org/386_roster.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/32892_
2421406264_0074-00377?usePUB=true&_phsrc=JLv7353&usePUBJs=true&pId=658434
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/34103441/person/185859…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78602169/ireland-b-rhodes
