Phillip George Kuhn Jr
Military
L-R: Major Paul A Conger Peidmont, CA; Capt Cameron M Hart Elmira, NY; 2Lt Phillip G Kuhn Dearborn, MI;."
- P-47 is 'Rough Edge' from the 82FS, 78FG, 8AF transferred in as the 'Wolfpacks' new P-47M's were initially problematic.
Object Number - UPL 34386 - "Just before 1,000 U.S. 8th Air force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" bombed Berlin, Feb. 3, 1945, these three Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter...
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Fire Ball
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dearborn, MI | 3 November 1919 | Son of Phillip G Kuhn Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 7 November 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 April 1974 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Wyandotte, MI | 8 August 1987 | |
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Buried |
Michigan Memorial Park Flat Rock, Wayne County, MI | 11 August 1987 | Michigan Memorial Park Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan |
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Other End of War |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
| Dearborn, MI, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
