Albert Ron

Military
media-23338.jpeg UPL 23338 Major Jesse C Davis Jr. [ Beloit, WI ]. 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6402 HL-X "Owley and Tobe". Maj, Davis was still Capt. Davis when this photo was taken. Crew members are T/Sgt. Albert Ron and assistant crew chief Sgt. Roderick Wallace.

Object Number - UPL 23338 - Major Jesse C Davis Jr. [ Beloit, WI ]. 83rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6402 HL-X "Owley and Tobe". Maj, Davis was still Capt. Davis when this photo...

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Owley and Tobe
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 21 March 1941

Born

Indiana, USA

Based

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Colusa County, CA, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary' by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

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