Jack D McFadden
Military
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Object Number - UPL 60516 - Capt Jack D. McFadden
From Brooksville, Pennsylvania, Captain McFadden was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron on 11 June 1944, where he remained until the end of the war. He became "A" Flight Commanding Officer in March 1945.
Captain McFadden had five enemy aircraft destroyed and was awarded the Air Medal with ten Oak Leaf Clusters.
Awards: DFC, AM (10OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brookville, PA, USA | 29 May 1922 | |
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Other Assigned to 4th Fighter Group |
11 June 1944 | ||
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Died |
18 December 1976 | ||
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Buried |
Munderf Cemetery Munderf, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | 21 December 1976 | Interred Munderf Cemetery Munderf, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- '1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.' ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Personal research & 'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer.
