Paul Albert Conger
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11.5 kills
61st FS Flight Commander
63rd FS Commander
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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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, California | 3 May 1918 | Son of James Albert Conger. |
Enlisted |
Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 7 November 1941 | |
Other Commissioned |
3 July 1942 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Crashed |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 27 September 1943 | Taxiing Accident Halesworth/Sta 365 Cat 3 damage Paul A Conger, 27-Sep-43. P-47C 41-6401 - 61FS 56FG 8AF |
Other Crashed |
Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL, UK | 31 December 1943 | Taxiing Accident Hendon/Sta 575 Cat 3 damage Paul A Conger, 31-Dec-43. P-47D 42-74620 - 61FS 56FG 8AF |
Based Transferred |
Kings Cliffe | 1 October 1944 | Transferred to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 29 October 1944 | Promoted to Major. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 19 March 1945 | End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2) |
Other Crashed |
Clovis Municipal Airport, 459 CR 11.5, Texico, NM 88135, USA | 24 July 1945 | Baled Out Mech Failure 3 Miles West Clovis, TX Cat 4 damage Paul A Conger, 24-Jul-45. TP-63A 42-69054 - 234CCTS 2AF |
Died |
Hesperia, CA, USA | 20 August 1994 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) | |
Other Promoted |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Based |
Kings Cliffe | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
Piedmont, CA, USA |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
https://www.fold3.com/record/84952548-paul-a-conger
https://www.fold3.com/image/629608508?terms=Paul%20Conger
https://www.fold3.com/record/78682236-paul-a-conger
http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Conger%2C+Paul+A&Sub…
http://www.militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=312481
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156795711/paul-a-conger
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45