Ray Dauphin
Military
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Captain Ray Dauphin with his second assigned P-47 serial number 42-8614, LM-D "Saucy Shirley II". Photo taken before the lettering was added to the artwork.
Uploaded photo to illustrate Capt. Dauphin's "Saucy Shirley II".
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Re-Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- 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: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Saucy Shirley
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Saucy Shirley III
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Saucy Shirley II
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Century, FL | 28 March 1919 | Son of James Millard and Corine Dauphin. |
Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 26 September 1941 | |
Died |
Fulton, AL | 13 May 1969 | |
Buried |
Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Thomasville, AL | 18 May 1969 | Evergreen Memorial Gardens Thomasville, Clarke County, AL |
Fountain, AL | |||
Based |
Boxted | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ, 56FG. Re-Assigned to 62FS, 56FG. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm