James W Kerley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Lieutenant Cary Salter, a pilot of the 354th Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang (FT-?, serial number 44-63747) nicknamed "Charlotte's Chariot II". Image via Cary Salter. Salter has handwritten on the reverse: '353 Ftr Sqdn, 354 Ftr Group, June 1945, Herzogenaurach, Germany. FT-?'

353rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

354th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

Brigadier-General Francis Griswold stands on the wing of a P-51 Mustang (VM-?) of the 495th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brig Gen Francis Griswold P-51B-1-NA 43-12406 8th F.C.'

43-12406

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 354th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		11 January 1922
Died	Germany	20 December 1943	KIA

Revisions

Date27 Oct 2015 10:32:50

ContributorCym118

Changes

Sources

Master Record, Information amalgamated from other record, including information from MACR 1453 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:59

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1454