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Negley H Sapper

Military

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Awards: GC, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944.

84th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Lawton E Clark

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 15065178 / O-699601
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (WZ-Z, serial number 41-6630) nicknamed "Spokane Chief" of the 78th Fighter Group, in flight.

41-6630

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Spokane Chief
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

42-26590

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Thoroughbred
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th 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	Noblesville, IN, USA	23 September 1917	Son of Harry A and Ida B [Negley] Sapper.
Enlisted	Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA	21 April 1941	Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Died	Greenfield, IN 46140, USA	21 August 1991
Based	Duxford		Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Buried	Park Cemetery Greenfield Hancock County, IN		Park Cemetery Greenfield Hancock County, Indiana

Revisions

Date28 Mar 2021 15:07:54

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12221738/negley-h-sapper

Date20 Jan 2018 19:40:22

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/84157241-negley-h-sapper/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/36863392-negley-h-sapper
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12221738/negley-h-sapper

Date20 Jan 2018 19:38:23

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/84157241-negley-h-sapper/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/36863392-negley-h-sapper
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12221738/negley-h-sapper

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:29

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

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