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Official insignia of the 404th FG
508th Fighter Squad Germany May 1945
Douglas L. White, Ed.D., circa 1990
P-47D-22-RE #42-25857 Code: Y8-D 404th FG - 507th FS - 9th AF
1LT Russell S. Fredendall 404th FG - 506th FS KIA - 25 June 1944 Photo from his HS yearbook.
Jack L. Tueller (left) Fighter Pilot 404th FG - 508th FS - 9th AF SGT Helms in the foreground on the right
COL Jack L. Tueller, USAF (Ret) 404th FG - 508th FS - 9th AF
P-47D-22-RE #42-25893 "Joan - The Happy Hopper" Code: Y8-F 404th FG - 507th FS - 9th AF
P-47D-25-RE #42-26465 "Rae" Code: 4K-R 404th FG - 506th FS - 9th AF Hal Shook - Pilot
1LT Duane K. Ash Fighter Pilot 404th FG - 9th AF
A unit history of the 404th Fighter Group is available online as a pdf:
http://www.winkton.net/Leap%20Off/LeapOffPdf3.pdf
Military | Major General | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Major General Carroll McColpin was from Buffalo, New York. Born in 1914, he began flying at the age of 14. As a high school boy he built his own plane and taught himself to fly. He became aware that Britain was fighting to repel the Germans in their...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander/Group Commander | 365th Fighter Group
Lieutenant General John Richard Murphy is chief of staff, United Nations Command, and Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces Korea, with headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
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"During one of the many breaks in operations caused by weather, Lieut. Col. Cowart of the 555th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion introduced to pilots of the [404th FB] Group a radar set known as the SCR-584 (Signal Corps Radio). It had the ability to...
Headquarters
| Station | Location | Date |
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| Based | Winkton | 4 April 1944 – 6 July 1944 |
| Based | Chipelle | 6 July 1944 – 29 August 1944 |
| Based | Bretigny | 29 August 1944 – 13 September 1944 |
| Based | Juvincourt | 13 September 1944 – 1 October 1944 |
| Based | St Trond | 1 October 1944 – 30 March 1945 |
| Based | Fritzlar | 12 April 1945 – 23 June 1945 |
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Aircraft Mechanic | 404th Fighter Group
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
Credited with two enemy aircraft destroyed.
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 404th Fighter Group
P-47 Thunderbolt
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| 26 December 2020 23:58:01 | 466thHistorian | Changes to commanding officers associations |
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| 13 May 2018 21:39:10 | Nixcompris12422 | Changes to media associations |
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| 03 May 2018 18:02:42 | Nixcompris12422 | Changes to media associations |
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| 03 May 2018 17:59:52 | Nixcompris12422 | Changes to media associations |
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| 01 May 2018 14:25:13 | Lucy May | Changes to description |
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| 01 February 2017 15:21:57 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to stations |
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| 08 November 2015 13:30:05 | Hendrik Schoebrechts | Changes to stations |
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Histor Center Airbase Brustem |
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| 08 November 2015 13:19:40 | Hendrik Schoebrechts | Changes to commanding officers associations and stations |
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Histor Center Airbase Brustem |
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| 22 August 2015 05:40:27 | 466thHistorian | Changes to stations |
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Battle Colors, Volume III - Robert A. Watkins |
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| 15 July 2015 13:49:40 | tjms50 | Changes to nicknames |
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TW James |
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| 07 February 2015 12:44:06 | Hendrik Schoebrechts | Changes to type, motto and aircraft types |
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Histor Center Airbase Brustem |
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| 27 September 2014 18:42:45 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980) |
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