George Peter Novotny Sr
Military
Object Number - UPL 16789 - 1st Lt George P Novotny. 8 kill Ace pilot.
Pilot and Ace, 317 FS, 325 FG, 12th AF, Flew P-40's, P-47's & P-51's and finished tour, tour expired, he returned to the states as an instructor pilot and trained the Free French Air Force pilots at Oscoda Army Air Field (later to become Wurtsmith AFB) in Oscoda, MI until WWII ended in 1945.
Credited: 8 destroyed and 2 damaged.
Awards: DFC, AM(13OLC), WWII Victory, EAME(Silver Star), American Campaign, Medaille Du Jubile, Congressional Gold Medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ruthless Ruthie
- Unit: 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron 332nd Fighter Group 100th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Toledo, OH, USA | 22 February 1920 | Son of Frank and Julia [Bytosh] Novotny. |
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Enlisted |
Toledo, OH, USA | 5 January 1942 | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Sardinia, Italy | 20 June 1943 | MC202 destroyed 20-Jun-43. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Sardinia, Italy | 30 June 1943 | Me109 destroyed 30-Jun-43. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Sardinia, Italy | 28 August 1943 | Me109 destroyed 28-Aug-43. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [3] |
30 January 1944 | 2 x Ju52 and 1 x Hs126 destroyed 30-Jan-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
18 March 1944 | Me109 destroyed 18-Mar-44. | |
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Other E/A Damaged |
33031 Villaorba UD, Italy | 18 March 1944 | Me109 damaged 18-Mar-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Zagreb, Croatia | 6 April 1944 | MC205 destroyed 6-Apr-44. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
13 April 1944 | Re2001 damaged 13-Apr-44. | |
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Died |
Detroit, MI, USA | 7 January 2018 | |
| Michigan, USA | |||
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Based Assigned |
Mateur | Transferred to 317th FS, 325th FG, 12th AF. | |
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Other Instructor duties |
Wurtsmith Air Force Base (OSC), 3961 E Airport drive, Oscoda charter Township, MI 48750, USA | Tour expired, he returned to the states as an instructor pilot and trained the Free French Air Force pilots at Oscoda Army Air Field (later to become Wurtsmith AFB) in Oscoda, Michigan until WWII ended in 1945. | |
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Other Based |
4100 George J Bean Pkwy, Tampa, FL 33607, USA | Assigned to 42FS, 54FG, 3AF USAAF. Hillsborough AAF Tampa FL | |
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Other Wings / Commissioned |
Spence Field Campgrounds, Spence Airport-MUL, W Yount St, Moultrie, GA 31788, USA | Awarded wings and commissioned Spence Field, Georgia. 1943. | |
| The Villages, FL, USA | |||
| Allen Park, MI 48101, USA | |||
| 2919 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629, USA | |||
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Buried |
Detroit, MI, USA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/page/84185114-george-p-novotny/facts
https://www.fold3.com/page/84185114_george_p%20novotny/details/
http://acesofww2.com/USA/aces/novotny/
https://www.afterlife.co/us/obituary-detroit-george-p-novotny-6732034?f…
Aces of the 325th Fighter Group By Tom Ivie
P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO By Carl Molesworth
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
