Rexford H Dettre Jr

Military
media-27689.jpeg UPL 27689 Rex Dettre 474th FG J Cook photo collection and archives

JCook Photo Collection

Object Number - UPL 27689 - Rex Dettre 474th FG

CA National Guard 1935-38

USMA Class of 1943

428th FS 474th FG TDY HQ 20th FG

Shot down and captured while flying P-38J s/n 42-67192 with 20th FG on April 9, 1944 MACR #4428.

Evaded capture for 3 months then inturred in Stalag Luft III.

Flew 110 missions in Korean War with 35th FIW flying F-51Ds during 1950-51.

Flew 89 missions in Vietnam with Military Assistance Command during 1971.

Retired has a Maj. General in 1973.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron

Revisions

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corrected deleted mos

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Removed extra info in the "Role/job" field.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 4428

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MACR 4428 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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