Louis T Houck
Military
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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
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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
- Site type: Airfield
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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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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ContributorTom
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Sources
P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces by Jerry Scutts, page 43