Michael Gollogly

Military
Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Edward S. Misiur, pilot Captain James M. Cooper and Corporal Michael Gollogly stand talking in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt "Hellza Poppin'" (HL-A, serial no. 41-6361), at Duxford air base. These men were part of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 28 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Batting The Breeze". Left to right Sgt. William R. Shepp, Petersburg, Pa., Tech. Sgt. Edward Misour, Crew media-377521.jpg FRE 277 Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical pilot Captain James M. Cooper, Corporal Michael Gollogly and Sergeant Edward S. Misiur, stand talking in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt "Hellza Poppin'" (HL-A, serial no. 41-6361), at Duxford air base. These men were part of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 28 August 1943. Sergeant Edward S. Misiur is the airmen on the far right. Printed caption on reverse: '"Batting The Breeze". Left to right Sgt. William R. Shepp, Petersburg, Pa., Tech. Sgt. Edward Misour, Crew Chief, Elizabeth, N.J., Captain James M. Cooper, Pasadena, Cal. and Cpl. Michael Galloghy, 3200 Franklin Road, Bloomfield, Michigan. Capt. Cooper is "batting the breeze" with his crew men, while relaxing between missions. U.S. Pool/F. Keystone SG.' Roger Freeman Collection

Misiur identified by his son Edward Misiur Jr.

Object Number - FRE 277 - Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical pilot Captain James M. Cooper, Corporal Michael Gollogly and Sergeant Edward S....

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.





Awards: GC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Aircraft

Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Edward S. Misiur, pilot Captain James M. Cooper and Corporal Michael Gollogly stand talking in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt "Hellza Poppin'" (HL-A, serial no. 41-6361), at Duxford air base. These men were part of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 28 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Batting The Breeze". Left to right Sgt. William R. Shepp, Petersburg, Pa., Tech. Sgt. Edward Misour, Crew

41-6361

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Hellza Poppin
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kilbirnie, Scotland 16 October 1918 Son of Margaret Cumming Gollogly.

Died

White Lake, MI 10 December 2004

Buried

White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Troy, Oakland County, MI 13 December 2004 White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Troy, Oakland County, Michigan

Based

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in book Duxford Diary by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

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Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Edward S. Misiur, pilot Captain James M. Cooper and Corporal Michael Gollogly stand talking in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt "Hellza Poppin'" (HL-A, serial no. 41-6361), at Duxford air base. These men were part of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 28 August 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Batting The Breeze". Left to right Sgt. William R. Shepp, Petersburg, Pa., Tech. Sgt. Edward Misour, Crew

Object number: FRE 277 - Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew...