Virgil Lyle Roe
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
365FG FB Page
Object Number - UPL 46496 - 1LT Virgil Lyle Roe Fighter Pilot 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 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 |
Howard County, Nebraska | 31 October 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Lexington, NE | 23 December 1940 | |
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Died |
Douglas, Wyoming | 4 June 1972 | |
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Buried |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 7 June 1972 | Woodlawn Cemetery Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA Plot Section Morningside- Plot # 31 |
| McCook, Nebraska | 1209 W. 2nd Street |
