Elmer A Kovacs
MilitaryClass 44-A; preflight at Santa Anna; primary at Tulare, CA; basic at Lemoorg, CA; advanced at Luke Field, Phoenix, AZ; at MH 5/44 to 10/44; flew P-47s in 72 missions for 252 combat hours; recalled for Korea; retired as Lt. Col.
May 1944-0ctober 1944; 252:10 hrs; P-47D-15-RE QI-Y 42-75827 /Dottie K/ P-47D-25-RE QI-Y 42-26451
DFC/ AM 5Oak Leaf Cluster/ Pres. Unit Citation
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![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
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Born |
San Bernardino, California | 9 September 1921 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Self / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list