Leonard Arnold
Military | First Lieutenant | Ordnance and Armament Officer | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ordnance and Armament Officer between Nov-44 and Jan-45.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Military
Lt. George S. Montgomery was from Alabama and signed up for air training in 1943. He received training at Coleman, Greenville, and Eagle Pass, Texas. Montgomery trained with fellow 351st FS pilots, Lt. Billy Joe Murray, Lt. Walter E. Murphy, and Lt. John M. Nickelbur.
All of them surviving the war.
Montgomery first flew P-47d's and then P-51D's. He named his aircraft "Lady Margaret" and shot down 2.5 air victories, including 2 on March 14, 1945. His P-51 was aircraft code YJ-G serial #44-14796. On April 16th Lt. Edward Risk lost his life flying Montgomery's plane "Lady Margaret".
Military | First Lieutenant | Ordnance and Armament Officer | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ordnance and Armament Officer between Nov-44 and Jan-45.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.
Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
KIA 30-Mar-45. Lost in English Channel.
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Achmer A/D. Whilst strafing airdrome, hit in coolant system by return fire, bellied in Hopsten. Initially reported as MIA on 21-Mar...
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group based at Raydon, Suffolk, England from 28-May-44 until Nov-44. On 8-Jun-44 Carbonneau shot down an Me109 for his only aerial victory.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x He 111, 1 x Fw 190. Ended Tour of...
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills, 1 x damaged [Air]. Credited with 4 x destroyed, 1 x damaged [Ground]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Major | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Became squadron C/O after Lt Col Frederick H Lefebre. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 x kills, including a ME262 downed on 10-Apr-45.
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Military | Flight Officer | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany in P-51D 'Lil Boston Bull' 44-14569. Thought KIA crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45, but later liberated Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13955.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
On 15 Sept 1943, Frye undershot runway on landing on training flight to Ford at Susses in P-47 #42-8503, RTD.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 kill, 4 x destroyed and 1 x damaged on the ground. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical...
Squadron
P-51 Mustang
This aircraft was assigned to Lt. George S. "Stoney" Montgomery. Montgomery joined the 351st FS/353rd FG on August 18, 1944. Montgomery would be credited with 2.5 e/a in this plane. Lt. Edward Risk would be shot down in the aircraft on April 16, 1945.
Other location
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Lived in | Alabama, USA |
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29 November 2017 11:41:05 | Lucy May | Changes to middlename, firstname, service number, role, biography and events |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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05 March 2017 21:59:58 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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28 February 2017 19:06:27 | dwgdallas | Changes to firstname and person associations |
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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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15 February 2017 21:41:21 | dwgdallas | Changes to place associations |
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From the Personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 20:31:27 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 18:53:10 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 18:51:25 | dwgdallas | Changes to biography |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 18:44:17 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 18:43:00 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 18:41:03 | dwgdallas | Changes to biography |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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15 February 2017 17:58:47 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 351st FS/353rd FG |
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15 February 2017 17:41:39 | dwgdallas | Changes to firstname |
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From the personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 351st FS/353rd FG |
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15 February 2017 17:40:45 | dwgdallas | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, unit associations and media associations |
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From the personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 351st FS/353rd FG |