Russell P Judd

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media-13785.jpeg UPL 13785 2nd Lt. Russell P Judd.

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Object Number - UPL 13785 - 2nd Lt. Russell P Judd.

Russell Judd served as a fighter pilot first with the Royal Canadian Air Force and then with the USAAF. He was with the 56th Fighter Group Nov. 1944-Feb. 1945, then transferred to 5th ERS. This special rescue unit was started in Jan 1945 and based at Halesworth with the 56th FG.



Lieutenant Judd died when his P-47, 42-74705, 'Lady Lorelei', collided with another during mock combat over Fritton Lake, Somerleyton, Suffolk. He is buried in Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-74705

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lady Lorelei
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Suffolk UK 8 April 1945

Born

Ohio

Buried

Plot E Row 4 Grave 69

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from a duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History
Findagrave
https://www.abmc.gov/node/540825#.V3Yvk01TGM8

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Typing correction

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American Battle Monuments Commission
www.usaafdata.com
Final Flights, Ian McLachlan, ©1989

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WW II Memorial & Littlefriends. uk

Russell P Judd: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 13732 - St Mary, Ashby, Somerleyton, Suffolk

Object number: UPL 13785 - 2nd Lt. Russell P Judd.