Joseph L Kratz
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Beaulieu
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Negaunee, MI | 11 November 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Marquette, MI | 13 November 1942 | |
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Died |
Ishpeming, MI | 2 October 1986 | |
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Buried |
Negaunee, MI | 5 October 1986 | Negaunee Cemetery Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA |