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Reunion after VE Day of US Eighth Air Force officers at Raydon air base where the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Captain William J. Maguire, Lieutenant-Colonel William B. Bailey (elbow bent), Colonel Glenn E. Duncan, Major James R. Carter, Lieutenant-Colonel Loren G. McCollom, Lieutenant-Colonel Wayne K. Blickenstaff and Captain Giles B. Cook Jr. Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Bailey was the Commanding Officer (CO) of between 353rd Fighter Group 9 September 1945 and 24 September 1945. He took over as CO from Colonel Glenn Duncan. Major Jim Carter was a pilot with the 61st Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group between 10 January 1945 and 8 May 1945. Lieutenant-Colonel Loren McCollom was a pilot with the 56th Fighter Group before joining the 353rd Fighter Group as CO in August 1943. In November of that year he was captured as a POW. Captain Giles Cook was a ground officer with the 61st Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 12017111 / O-34798 / O-420820
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Air Executive; Deputy Commanding Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: 19078659 / O-728555
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661188
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Reunion after VE Day of US Eighth Air Force officers at Raydon air base where the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Captain William J. Maguire, Lieutenant-Colonel William B. Bailey (elbow bent), Colonel Glenn E. Duncan, Major James R. Carter, Lieutenant-Colonel Loren G. McCollom, Lieutenant-Colonel Wayne K. Blickenstaff and Captain Giles B. Cook Jr. Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Bailey was the Commanding Officer (CO) of between 353rd Fighter Group 9 September 1945 and 24 September 1945
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ground Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-398671
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer of 353rd

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