Henry E Girzi Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 12866 - Lt . Henry E Girzi jr., [Superior, WI], 505th Fighter Squadron. North American P-51D Mustang 44-14776 6N-O "Arrow Head".
Completed tour of duty April 1, 1945, hometown Superior, WI. 63 combat missions and credited with 1 FW-190 kill November 26, 1944. "The element leader, Upper Red Three, 2nd Lt. Henry E. Girzi, was about to engage a FW-190 below when another broke in from the left. As the 190 passed, Girzi turned inside of him and fired, getting some strikes. The 190 split-essed from 22,000 feet, and Girzi pursued, firing as he went and scoring hits. The enemy aircraft went straight in." 505 the after action report.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Arrow head
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Revisions
NARA and 339th Fighter Group history by G.P. Harry. Copyright 39th Fighter Group and G.P. Harry
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
