media-38631.jpeg UPL 38631 Lt. George J. Byron enlisted 14 December 1942 in Springfield, MA. From Waterbury, CT, he was assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 25 March 1945 and flew four combat missions before completing his tour of duty with the 359th Fighter Group in September 1945.

L-R standing: Flight Officer Jack D. Highfield, Lieutenants William J. Heim and George J. Byron, Flight Officer John T. Lanier, and Lieutenant Edward L. Clark; L-R kneeling: Lieutenant Allan G. Martin, Captain Marvin F. Boussu, Lieutenants George W. Long, Kenneth E. Barber, and Alfred D. Marson. 359th Fighter Group collection

Photo courtesy Leon Levitt.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.