Jack W Pierce

Military
media-30092.jpeg UPL 30092 1st Lt Jack W Pierce points to the nose art of P-47 42-26298 'Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings' while 2nd Lt Darrell E McMahon looks on. - Pierce underlining how close McMahon came to being behind bars on a prior mission, when Pierce overflew several flak emplacements to draw their fire away from McMahon's damaged fighter.

42-26298 'Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings' was assigned to Lt Albert A Knafelz.

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Object Number - UPL 30092 - 1st Lt Jack W Pierce points to the nose art of P-47 42-26298 'Stalag Luft III - I Wanted Wings' while 2nd Lt Darrell E McMahon looks on. - Pierce...

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Lobel Schiff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 10th Station Complement Squadron 2101st Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Fire Fighter

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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Object number: UPL 30092 - 1st Lt Jack W Pierce points to the nose art of P...