Billy Chat Ferguson

Military

Object Number - UPL 44462 - Halcott B. Thomas Crew 95th BG - 335th BS Standing Left to Right: Gene C. Grime (R/O), Billy C. Ferguson (FE), Millard E. McGowan, Jr. (TG),...

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Units served with

336th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Halcott Bratton Thomas

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102450

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Paisano
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

42-97961

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-97992

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hap Hazard Trouble Buggy
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

43-38283

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

43-38617

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: New York Express
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Missions

674

Date: 12 October 1944

685

Date: 22 October 1944

688

Date: 25 October 1944

691

Date: 28 October 1944

725

Date: 26 November 1944

Places

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Bokchito, OK	23 October 1920
Enlisted	Los Angeles, CA	9 January 1943
Other 95th BG Combat Tour	Horham Airfield, UK	12 October 1944 - 11 April 1944	24 missions
Died	Hawthorne, CA	12 January 1998
Buried	Durant, OK	17 January 1998	Highland Cemetery Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
	Los Angeles, Ca