Kevin Gelshenen Rafferty

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Marburg in P-51 'The Iowa Beaut' 42-106950.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-51 (WR-P, serial number 42-106950), nicknamed "The Iowa Beaut", of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group in flight. Written on slide casing: 'Lee Menenhall Fly WR-P "Iowa Beaut" 354 FS, 355 FG.'

42-106950

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Man o War The Iowa Beaut
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron

42-26659

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Fern Marie
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron

Events

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Born

New York, New York 26 November 1915

Other

Killed in action

11 September 1944

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findagrave #56360435

ancestry.com/enlistment record

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8676 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database