Allen Vernon Mundt
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th Fighter Group - 387th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46317 - 1LT Allen Mundt Fighter Pilot 365th Fighter Group - 387th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Wis. Witch
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Menominee WI | 19 October 1922 | |
| Marinette, WI | 30 June 1942 | 2603 Hall Avenue | |
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Died |
Reno, Nevada | 20 March 2018 | Allen V. Mundt Birth 19 Oct 1922 Menominee, Menominee County, Michigan, USA Death 20 Mar 2018 (aged 95) Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA Burial Riverside Cemetery Menominee, Menominee County, Michigan, USA Add to Map Memorial ID 188953482 · View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos 2 Flowers 1 Allen V. Mundt, 95, of Reno, Nev., passed away peacefully March 20, 2018. His wife and daughter surrounded him in love. He was born Oct. 19, 1922, to Louis R. Mundt and Gladys Griffin Mundt in Menominee, Mich. Allen graduated from Marinette High School and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Forestry). Allen was a P-47 fighter pilot in Europe in the Army Air Force in World War II. Allen served in the United States Air Force for 20 years, lived in many places and skied and made friends everywhere. He retired from the Air Force at Stead AFB in Reno before embarking on another career as an educator at the University of Nevada, Reno. Allen was an accomplished outdoorsman who enjoyed the Sierra Nevada mountains, but he always called Wisconsin “back home,” and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Allen is survived by his wife, Lyn Mundt; his daughter, Karla Mundt, of Reno; his brother, Morris (Grace) Mundt; and nieces: Candace (Bob) Mundt Myers and Carrie (Dave) Mundt Kehoe all of Menominee, Mich. Also surviving are several nieces and a nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Joann Mundt Walker; and his nephew, Thomas Mundt. A celebration of life will be held in Reno. His ashes will be buried at the Riverside Cemetery. published Marinette EagleHerald, April 18, 2018 |
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Buried |
Menominee, WI | 18 April 2018 | Riverside Cemetery Menominee, Menominee County, Michigan, USA |
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Other Assigned to the 365th FG |
Chievres Airfield, Belgium |
Revisions
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Sources
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump & Sutherland
page 280
http://hellhawks.org/387_roster.html
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=1989327…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188953482/allen-v.-mundt
