Joseph G Matthews
MilitaryPilot Spitfire/P-47 Thunderbolt Joined RAF, assigned to 133 Sqn RAF, 42 to 10/42. transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. Shot down in P-47 #42-7949 during show escorting B-17’s to Paris area, 16-8-43. Not seen to go down, crashed near St. Denis. Evaded capture for a fortnight before meeting up with the Resistance who got him over the Pyrenees and into Spain. Returned to Debden in the Fall, Oct. 1943.
Post 4th FG: 1944-45 Captain, 2116 AAF Base Unit Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: B.e.v.o.a.p.a.b.m
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Rutherford, NJ, USA | 20 July 1918 | Born 20th July 1918 Rutherford, New Jersey, USA. |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
France | 16 August 1943 | Evaded capture for a fortnight before meeting up with the Resistance who got him over the Pyrenees and into Spain. 16-8-43. |
Other Shot down |
Saint-Denis, France | 16 August 1943 | Shot down in P-47 #42-7949 during show escorting B-17’s to Paris area, 16-8-43. Not seen to go down, crashed near St. Denis. |
Died |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 7 April 1963 | Died 7th April 1963 Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. 4-43. | |
Wallington, NJ, USA | Wallington, New Jersey, USA. | ||
Other Promoted |
Napier Field Road, Dothan, AL 36303, USA | Promoted to Captain. 2116 AAF Base Unit, Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama. | |
Other 2 E/A kils |
Europe | Total 2 Victories. | |
Other Returned To Duty RTD |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Returned to duty at Debden in the Fall, Oct. 1943. | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Assigned to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF. | |
Other Joined RAF |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Joined Royal Air Force. P/O on probation. | |
Other Assigned |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | Assigned to 133 Sqn RAF. P/O. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p, 234 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list