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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James F Hinchey
Military
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Lt. James F. Hinchey 353rd FG/ 351st FS---Hinchey had 3 confirmed air victories on January 14, 1945
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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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Late Spring of 1945 with Pilots of the 351st Fighter Squadron
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Lt. John A. Hynes flew with the 351st FS/353FG out of Raydon AF, Suffolk England from February 1945 until the end of the war. Hynes shot down an ME109 on March 14, 1945. Hynes hailed from Pawtucket, R.I.
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Receiving a medial from Lt. Col. Ben Rimmerman, Lt. James F. Hinchey gets congratulatory hand shake. Hinchey flew with the 353rd FG/ 351st FS
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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. George J. Rosen of the 351st FS/353rd FG, 8th AAF. Based out of Raydon, England.
Lt. James F. Hinchey flew P51D "Thunderbug" 44-14728 aircraft code YJ-I.
Hinchey was credited with 3 confirmed air kills on January 14, 1945.
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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44-14728 "Thunderbug" YJ-I
P-51 Mustang
Associated Place
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Raydon Airfield Memorial
Other location
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Revisions
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| 21 August 2019 14:31:55 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to middlename, service number and biography |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 February 2017 21:36:59 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the Personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG 351st FS |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 February 2017 21:34:07 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the Personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG 351st FS |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 February 2017 21:25:46 | dwgdallas | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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From the Personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG 351st FS |
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