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Edward Louis Baw

Military

Object Number - UPL 46779 - Captain Edward Louis Baw 365th Fighter Group - 388th 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

365th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Captain Zell Smith Jr. of the 365th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Image via DK Beaumeister, via Zell Smith.

388th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Azeville

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer

Beaulieu

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Beaulieu

Bretigny

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge

Lignerolles

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Balleroy

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Pine Bluff, AR	1917-06-06
Died	Harlingen, Texas	1996-12-03
Buried	San Benito, Texas	1996-12-06	Mort-Meta Memorial Park North Hwy 345 San Benito, TX 78586

Revisions

Date31 Dec 2020 00:03:34

Contributor466thHistorian

Sources

http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15010238:60901?indiv=…
http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8750&h=3625390…

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