FRE 2311
IMAGECaptain Don S. Gentile, of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group grips the gun button inside the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4th FGp. 8th. Debden, Suffolk.' Printed caption on reverse: 'BIPPA. EA 18946. Top-Scoring U.S. Pilots. Capt. Don S. Gentile, twenty-three-year-old Mustang pilot from Piqua, Ohio, demonstrated his grip on the gun button atop the stick in his fighter. One of the top-scoring U.S. pilots in England, Gentile's score as of April 1, 1944, stood at 22 destroyed, running a dead heat with Capt. Rob[er]t Johnson. Gentile shot down 15 enemy aircraft in less than a month after March 3, 1944. Pro-HQ-44-421. Serviced by London OWI.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885109
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield