Manuel Joseph Oliver
Military
Object Number - UPL 46787 - P-47D-27-RE #42-27202 Code: C4-E Major James E Hill, SSGT Manuel Oliver, TSGT Harold Gold, SGT William Hobbs 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th...
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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". 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35505104
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aircraft Crew Chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Provincetown, MA | 5 August 1917 | |
| Provincetown, MA | 16 October 1940 | 32 Standish Street Worked for Atlantic Coast Fisheries | |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 8 July 1942 | 6'3" 205lbs |
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Died |
Quincy, MA | 26 October 2004 |