Maurice Bigger
Military
Object Number - UPL 46765 - SSGT Maurice Bigger 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pacific, Washington | 30 November 1918 | |
| Nazareth, Michigan | 16 February 1940 | ||
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Enlisted |
Jacksonville, Florida | 15 April 1941 | Jacksonville AAF |
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Died |
Marysville, Kansas | 13 August 1968 | |
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Buried |
Marysville, Kansas | 16 August 1968 | Marysville Cemetery Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas, US |
Revisions
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Sources
http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44017_14_0…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2441&h=1054857…
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=6151089
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2375/images/2375_06_00…
