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Nationality: American
Nickname: Bill
Service Number: O-755870
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 twin engine
Awards: Air Force Longevity Service Award with 2 oak leaf clusters Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters (2 silver, 3 bronze) American Campaign Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal Army of Occupation Medal Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters Korean Service Medal National Defense Service Medal Silver Star United Nations Service Medal World War II Victory Medal Croix de Guerre (French) Croix de Guerre (Belgian) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze stars

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William E Byers

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media-26507.jpeg UPL 26507 Capt Bill Byers 430th FS

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Object Number - UPL 26507 - Capt Bill Byers 430th FS

Bend, Oregon

430th FS 474th FG P-38J/P-38L 2 kills

49th FBW F-84E Korean War

Brother Jim Byers also flew in 430th FS shared same P-38s.

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Corporal Carl Barlow of the 20th Fighter Group prepares to load .50 Calibre ammunition into a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Wrangler" flown by Lieutenant Colonelt Cyril Wilsion, June 1944. Handwritten on slide:"Cy Wilson's a/c 1944 55th Ftr 20th FtrGp. CPL CARL BARLOW Printed on slide: "J.W. PHEGLEY 1905 13TH ST. EUREKA, CA 95501"

430th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Corporal Carl Barlow of the 20th Fighter Group prepares to load .50 Calibre ammunition into a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Wrangler" flown by Lieutenant Colonelt Cyril Wilsion, June 1944. Handwritten on slide:"Cy Wilson's a/c 1944 55th Ftr 20th FtrGp. CPL CARL BARLOW Printed on slide: "J.W. PHEGLEY 1905 13TH ST. EUREKA, CA 95501"

474th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

James F Byers

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 474th Fighter Group 430th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-755869
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Ground personnel of the 474th Fighter Group inspect a P-38 Lightning that has crash landed on its nose.

Florennes / Juzaine

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Florennes / Juxaine

Péronne

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Peronne

Saint Lambert

Site type: Airfield

St Marceau

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Saint Marceau

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Date6 Mar 2022 01:24:15

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Date11 Feb 2022 19:34:05

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Date25 Feb 2017 04:54:15

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Object number: UPL 26507 - Capt Bill Byers 430th FS