Roy Blair Caviness
Military![Lieutenant Colonel Roy Caviness, of the 376th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: '13/3/44. Roy Caviness.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Caption attached to reverse: Photo ref.no. 311282. "Pilots of P-47s in the ETO. Associated Press photo shows: Maj. Roy B. Caviness, Oil City, La, has shared in bringing down a FW.190 and has damaged three locos."](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-455550.jpg.webp?itok=d5rO9Mbx)
Object Number - FRE 3330 - Lieutenant Colonel Roy Caviness, of the 376th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47D Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on...
Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD). Transferred to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 14 x kills.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Goona Clara Ann Lil Larry
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Goona Moon
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron 376th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Goona Mary Jane II
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 376th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Goona II Contrary Mary
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born Advanced Training |
Texas, USA | 15 December 1918 | |
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Enlisted End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Texas, USA | 9 September 1940 | Enlisted as an Aviation Cadet |
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Other Pilot training |
25 April 1941 | Flight training - Advanced Trg. | |
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Based |
Bottisham | 10 February 1943 - 13 August 1943 | Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Bottisham | 13 August 1943 - 20 September 1944 | Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Bottisham | 20 September 1944 - 3 November 1944 | Re-assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Bottisham | 3 November 1944 - 1 December 1944 | Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 1 December 1944 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Based |
Bottisham | 15 April 1945 - 29 June 1945 | Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | 29 June 1945 - 1 July 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Reassigned |
Houston, TX, USA | 23 January 1995 | |
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Buried |
10410 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77038, USA | 27 January 1995 | Houston National Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA Plot: K, 0, 73A |
| Oil City, LA 71061, USA |
Revisions
Associated media from Bottisham Airfield Museum Collection
Associated media from Bottisham Airfield Museum Collection
findagrave.com
Combined three entries for Roy B Caviness into a single entry. This record now contains information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster on page 131 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry
361st unit history: http://361fg.com/Hist.htm
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
![Lieutenant Colonel Roy Caviness, of the 376th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: '13/3/44. Roy Caviness.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Caption attached to reverse: Photo ref.no. 311282. "Pilots of P-47s in the ETO. Associated Press photo shows: Maj. Roy B. Caviness, Oil City, La, has shared in bringing down a FW.190 and has damaged three locos."](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-455550.jpg.webp?itok=NcYikMec)
