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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George S Montgomery
Military
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Lt. George S. "Stoney" Montgomery from the 351st FS/353rd FG, 8th AAF flying out of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England from August 18th 1944 until April 1945. Montgomery would complete his tour with 2.5 aerial victories. He hailed from Opelika, AL. Montogomery trained at Coleman, Greenville, and Eagle Pass, Texas along with squadron mates Lt.s Walter E. Murphey, Billy J. Murray, and John M. Nicklebur. All would survive the war.
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Lt. George S. "Stoney" Montgomery with P-47D "Lady Margaret". Montgomery trained in Coleman, Greenville, and Eagle Pass, Texas along with fellow 351st FS pilots Lt. Billy J. Murray, Lt. Walter E. Murphey, and Lt. John M. Nickelbur. Credited with 2.5 air victories by war's end, Montgomery shot down two enemy aircraft on March 14, 1945 flying his P-51D serial #44-14796 aircraft code YJ-G. Montgomery survived a mid-air collision with Lt. Edward Risk on April 16, 1945 in this plane. Unfortunately, Risk was killed in the accident.
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Lt. Richard F. Vomaske joined the 351st FS/353rd FG June 30, 1944 and finished his tour in December 1945. On Sept. 21,1944 he was credited with his only aerial victory over an ME109. Vomaske was from Spokane, WA.
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Lt. Hazel "Pop" Moretz lighting a cigar. Moretz flew with the 351st FS/353FG 8th AAF. He scored an aerial victory on August 8,1944.
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Late Spring of 1945 with Pilots of the 351st Fighter Squadron
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Pilots of the 351st Fighter Group approximately August 1944. Murray sits on the front row 5th from the left.
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Lt. George S. Montgomery in flight school, Coleman, Texas 1943-44
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From pilot training in Coleman, Greenville, and Eagle Pass, Texas, these chaps all flew together with the 353rd Fighter Group/ 351st Fighter Squadron. From L to R Lt. George S. Montgomery, Lt. Walter E. Murphey, Lt. John M. Nickelbur, and Lt. Billy J. Murray. They spent almost two years together during the war and survived.
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Lt. George S. Montgomery 353rd FG/ 351st FS with his plane P-51D "Lady Margaret" squadron code YJ-G serial #44-14796. Montgomery had 2.5 air kills during his tour.
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Lt. George S. Montgomery with squadron mascot "Tex". 1945
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".
Service
People
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Merlin Arnold
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. -
Thomas Brock
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... -
Henry Carbonneau
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. -
Arthur Carroll
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... -
Harold Chase
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. -
Gordon Compton
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. ... -
Bruce Eddy
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. ... -
James Frye
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. ... -
Robert Hahn
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.
Units served with
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353rd Fighter Group
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... -
351st Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-14796 "Lady Margaret" flown by Lt. George S. Montgomery
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.
Associated Place
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Raydon Airfield Memorial
Other location
Events
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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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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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Personal effects of Billy J. Murray of the 353rd FG/ 351st FS |
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From the personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 351st FS/353rd FG |
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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 |
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