Asal Gerald Igney
Military
Object Number - UPL 46365 - Captain Robert E. Robinson - Pilot SSGT Asal Gerald Igney - Crew Chief P-47D-20-RE #42-76515 "Lovely Lady Luck" Code: B4-R 365th Fighter Group -...
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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: Lovely Lady Luck
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roanoke, IN | 12 December 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Toledo, OH | 29 September 1942 | |
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Died |
Fort Wayne, IN | 31 December 1992 | |
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Buried |
Huntington, IN | 3 January 1992 | Pleasant Chapel Cemetery Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, USA Plot Row 19 |