Douglas N Groshong
Military
Object Number - UPL 20897 - Capt Douglas N Groshong 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Clarine
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 357th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Clarine
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
California, USA | 21 December 1920 | |
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Other C Flight Commander |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 March 1944 | Designated Flight Commander C Flight (PD) |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 September 1944 - 21 July 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed x 2 |
France | 21 November 1944 | 2 x Bf109's destroyed. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 15 December 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 12 May 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
Reno, NV, USA | 29 September 1985 | |
| Selma, CA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
