Louis T Houck

Military
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 media-456675.jpg FRE 9803 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". Keystone Photo no. 481512. War Pool Photo, not for use in Western Hemisphere or British Isles.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 9803 - 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...

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Screamin Weemie
  • Unit: 365th Fighter Group 387th Fighter Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 January 1917

Other

Commanded 387th Fighter Squadron

15 May 1943

Died

24 July 2004

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 54, Site: 5670

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P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces by Jerry Scutts, page 43

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