Vincent J Andra
MilitaryL-R: George F. Russell, Vincent J. Andra, Murphy Gower, [then] Lt. "Steve" Pisanos, Paul G. Fox, Leroy P. Hadden, and Jerome J. Byrge.
Changed spelling wrong spelling of 'Mandra' to 'Andra'
Source: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/216216
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One-time crew chief for Colonel Louis 'Red Dog'Norley. Assigned to participate in Op FRANTIC II, the Russia Shuttle mission. The B-17 he was assigned to was involved in a taxi accident, heading to the runway and was scrubbed from the mission.
Awards: AM, EAME (6 Battle stars), WWII Victory, Good Conduct.
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- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Red Dog XII Ole V
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ellinwood, KS 67526, USA | 5 August 1922 | Son of Frank Joseph and Margaret [Arensdorf] Andra. |
Enlisted |
881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA | 30 July 1942 | Fort Leavenworth Kansas |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 1 April 1943 | Promoted to Sergeant. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 1 May 1943 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. |
Died |
Dodge City, KS 67801, USA | 2 February 1997 | |
Based |
Debden | 26 August 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Dodge City, KS 67801, USA | Maple Grove Cemetery Dodge City Ford County Kansas, USA |
Revisions
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia