Conaway C Saux

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Lieutenant C.C. Sauk of the 56th Fighter Group,in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt at Horsham St. Faith, 26 April 1943. Not to be Published 27 Apr 1943, Passed for Publication 10 May 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horsham St. Faith.' Printed caption on reverse: 'The “Thunderbolt” In Britain - And The Men Who Fly It. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. C.C. Sauk, Gretna, New Orleans, one of the pilots now flying a "Thunderbolt", newest American fighter plane to arrive in Britain. WOR 256855. media-401219.jpg FRE 2467 Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group,in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt at Horsham St. Faith, 26 April 1943. Not to be Published 27 Apr 1943, Passed for Publication 10 May 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horsham St. Faith.' Printed caption on reverse: 'The “Thunderbolt” In Britain - And The Men Who Fly It. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. C.C. Sauk, Gretna, New Orleans, one of the pilots now flying a "Thunderbolt", newest American fighter plane to arrive in Britain. WOR 256855. 26-4-43-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, Not To Be Published , US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

Corrected spelling of pilot's name in caption.

Object Number - FRE 2467 - Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group,in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt at Horsham St. Faith, 26 April 1943. Not to be Published 27 Apr...

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in P-47 41-6224 'Two Roll Charlie'. Involved in mid air collision with P-47 41-6189 and bailed out but hit ground before parachute fully opened. Impacted at Valley Farm, Henham.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6224

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Two Roll Charlie / Jean of Crescent City
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gretna, LA 9 March 1917 Son of Edgar J Sr and Mabel [Conaway] Saux.

Enlisted

21 May 1941

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

22 August 1943
Gretna, LA

Buried

Hook and Ladder Cemetery Gretna, Jefferson Parish, LA Hook and Ladder Cemetery Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
- Roger Freeman;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 253 ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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AAM DB Entry.

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Conaway C Saux: Gallery (5 items)

A group of pilots from the 56th Fighter Group. Left to right they are: Richard H. Allison of the 61st Fighter Squadron, Lieutenant Harold E. Comstock of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, three unknown pilots, Lieutenant-Colonel Hubert "Hub" Zemke, Major Donald M. Goodfleisch of the 63rd FS and Lieutenant Conway C. Saux of the 62nd FS. 1943. Printed caption attached to print: 'The "Thunderbolt". The new American Fighter P-47, known as the 'Thunderbolt' is designed as a high altitude fast fighter, now in quantity

Object number: FRE 219 - A group of pilots from the 56th Fighter Group...

Lieutenant C.C. Sauk of the 56th Fighter Group,in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt at Horsham St. Faith, 26 April 1943. Not to be Published 27 Apr 1943, Passed for Publication 10 May 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Horsham St. Faith.' Printed caption on reverse: 'The “Thunderbolt” In Britain - And The Men Who Fly It. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Lt. C.C. Sauk, Gretna, New Orleans, one of the pilots now flying a "Thunderbolt", newest American fighter plane to arrive in Britain. WOR 256855.

Object number: FRE 2467 - Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group,in...

Senator Herbert Lehman and Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group examine a P-47 Thunderbolt. Not To Be Published 25 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Herbert Lehman of New York, Director of the Office of Foreign Releif[sic] and Rehabilitaion, former Governor, recently went to an airport, somewhere in Egnland, to meet his son Flight Officer Peter Lehman who flew to this country. On the drone, he met U.S. Pilots who fly the new U.S. fighters, the Thunderbolt P-47, and he inspected the planes.

Object number: FRE 2487 - Senator Herbert Lehman and Lieutenant C.C. Saux of...

Senator Herbert Lehman examines the guns of a P-47 Thunderbolt with Lieutenant C.C. Saux of the 56th Fighter Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], Not to be Published 25 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '260251.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Herbert Lehman of New York, Director of the Office of Foreign Releif[sic] and Rehabilitaion, former Governor, recently went to an airport, somewhere in Egnland, to meet his son Flight Officer Peter Lehman who flew to this country. On the drone

Object number: FRE 9835 - Senator Herbert Lehman examines the guns of a P-47...

Object number: UPL 21216 - 62nd Fighter Squadron. One from a well known...