Rexford H Dettre Jr
MilitaryJCook Photo Collection
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 428th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 4428
MACR 4428 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database