Ernest H Treff
Military
Object Number - UPL 22664 - Lt Ernest H Treff, 61st Fighter Squadron. Although a P-47M pilot, it seems that he never had his own one assigned.
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 destroyed (ground) five damaged (ground) 120Hrs combat operations. End of War.
Awards: WWII Victory.
Post War: 1946-49 Army Air Corps Reserve, Mitchell Field; 1949-54 New York ANG, Westchester County Airport.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Blue Eyes
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 3 December 1942 | |
|
Other E/A Destroyed |
Eggebek, Germany | 13 April 1945 | Three Ju88 destroyed on the ground Eggebek aerodrome, Germany. |
|
Other End of War |
England, UK | End of War. | |
|
Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Long Island, New York, USA | |||
|
Born |
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil | ||
|
Other Promotion |
Germany | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
| Groton, CT, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
