Michael P Yannell
Military
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FRE 5338
P-51 Mustangs of the 55th Fighter Group and nicknamed "Judy" of the 4th Fighter Group with a UC-63 utility aircraft at Debden. Taken on 23 March 45 by Edward Richie. Information from Mark Richie: "The 65th Fighter Wing had a meeting of all Group COs at Debden about the up coming Rhine River crossing operations. Pretty neat shots. Roger [Freeman] and I puzzled over the NMF C model with the Malcolm hood. D models were in all groups by then so finding a "new" C model with and Malcolm hood is kind of odd. No serial numbers show in rear view. Possible it is a photo recon kite. Tower logs for the day do not inventory individual a/c that attended. Pretty day . . ." Handwritten on slide case:"UC-64 CL:P & PI:Z Debden 3/45 Ed Richie" Nearest P-51D, CL-P, 44-72296 "Da' Quake", Lt Col John 'Earthquake' McGinn, 338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF. Furthest P-51D PI-Z, 44-15069, 'Judy/Audrey 3rd', Maj Michael P Yannell, 360th FS, 365th FG, 8th AF. [littlefreinds.co.uk]
Roger Freeman Collection
Corrected typo of 365th Fighter Group to read 356th FG and updated associations to reflect.
80 missions Africa, Sic. Italy from June-Dec 43. 36 missions England from Oct 44-May 45. 500 total combat hours. Ret rank Col.
4 air, 10 ground
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Judy/ Audrey 3rd
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Summit, New Jersey | 1 March 1918 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
NARA files verified DFC w/1 oak leaf cluster and AM w/17 oak leaf clusters, so his entries reflect AM w/13 and AM w/3 OLCs to equal AM w/17 OLCs.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self