Shelton Wilson Monroe
Military
Object Number - UPL 21095 - Maj. Shelton W "Shell" Monroe, [Waycross, GA]. 334th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13411QP-Q.
Captain Monroe was from Waycross, Georgia. He entered the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron in January 1944, where he was assigned until January 1945, when he was transferred to the 335th Squadron until April 1945. In April he was transferred to the 4th R & R Squadron on detached service ferrying P-51Ds to Sweden, where he acted as an advisor to the Swedish Air Force.
While with the 4th Fighter Group he had been Assistant Squadron operations and gunnery Officer and later Group Operations Officer.
His combat record was 8.8 enemy aircraft destroyed, and he was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross [3 Oak Leaf Clusters], and the Air Medal [14 Oak Leaf Clusters], PH, WWII Victory, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
He was subsequently killed in action during the Korean war.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Brenda II
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Frankie
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waycross, GA, USA | 12 December 1915 | Son of Hugh T and Mattie [Williamson] Monroe. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 23 January 1944 - 21 January 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 May 1944 | Promoted 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 7 September 1944 | Promoted Captain. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 21 January 1945 - 8 April 1945 | Transferred 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 8 April 1945 - 13 April 1945 | Transferred HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Detached Service |
Sweden | 13 April 1945 - 6 May 1945 | Detached Service - Ferrying Mustangs to Sweden. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 May 1945 - 21 September 1945 | Returned HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Kumwha, North Korea | 17 April 1951 | Shot down in F-51D near Kumwha, baled successfully, extraction was not completed due to enemy action. KIA. |
| Waycross, GA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Oakland Cemetery Waycross Ware County GA | Oakland Cemetery Waycross Ware County Georgia, USA. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Personal research & 4th fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
