325th Fighter Group

Group

media-458057.jpg FRE 10312 Colonel Herschel H. Green, of the 317th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group, 306th Fighter Wing, 15th Air Force stands by the cockpit of his P-51B Mustang. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51B, Col. H.H. Green. J.C.'

P-51C-1-NT #42-103324 Code: #11
325th FG - 317th FS - 15th AF Roger Freeman Collection

"Checkertails" - Ernest McDowell
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Object Number - FRE 10312 - Colonel Herschel H. Green, of the 317th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group, 306th Fighter Wing, 15th Air Force stands by the cockpit of his P-51B...

Commanding Officers

Robert Lee Baseler

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 325th Fighter Group
Service Numbers: O-023371
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot - Group Commander

Connections

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Montesquieu	5 April 1943 - 3 June 1943
Based	Mateur	19 June 1943 - 4 November 1943
Based	Soliman	4 November 1943 - 11 December 1943
Based	Lesina	29 March 1944 - 5 March 1945
Other Assigned 12th Air Force
Other Assigned 15th Air Force

Encompassing

317th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

318th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A P-51 Mustang (100) nicknamed "Dusty Butt" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

319th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

William E Aron

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 325th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-721323
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Robert Lee Baseler

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 325th Fighter Group
Service Numbers: O-023371
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot - Group Commander

Mack V Bunderson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 325th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-663015
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1055-single engine/Ground Adjutant

William Bellinger Cheney

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 14192753 / O-?
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Lewis William Chick

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-022403
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/squadron commander

Aircraft

41-14378

Aircraft Type: P-40 Warhawk
Unit: 325th Fighter Group

41-14512

Aircraft Type: P-40 Warhawk
Unit: 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron

41-19896

Aircraft Type: P-40 Warhawk
Unit: 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron

41-19952

Aircraft Type: P-40 Warhawk
Nicknames: Bastard Blaster
Unit: 325th Fighter Group

41-20006

Aircraft Type: P-40 Warhawk
Nicknames: Mortimer Snerd/Stud
Unit: 325th Fighter Group

Revisions

Date4 Jun 2021 12:06:03

ContributorEmily

ChangesChanges to motto, us air force combat units of world war ii description, citations, description and stations

Sources

Air Force Combat Units of World War II

Removed text copied from Wikipedia

Date30 Nov 2016 22:37:04

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesChanges to commanding officers associations

Sources

http://www.checkertails.org/Archived_Webpages/325thfg/325%20His.htm

Date24 Nov 2016 04:06:57

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesChanges to stations

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/325th_Operations_Group

Date24 Nov 2016 03:49:32

Contributor466thHistorian

ChangesCreated entry with type, category, name, nicknames, description, air forces, aircraft types, unit encompassing associations and media associations

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/325th_Operations_Group

325th Fighter Group: Gallery (39 items)

Object number: FRE 10312 -

A P-51 Mustang (serial number) nicknamed "The Partisan" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force. Written on slide casing: '325 FG.'

Object number: FRE 7552 -

P-51 Mustangs of the 31st Fighter Group, 325th Fighter Group and 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force fly in formation during a mission. Associated caption: 'Flight of P-51s from each of the four 15AF groups.'

Object number: FRE 7553 -

An airman of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force paints a "Kill" marker onto the fuselage of a P-51 Mustang (serial number 43-24856).

Object number: FRE 7557 -

A pilot of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force with his P-51 Mustang.

Object number: FRE 7558 -

A P-51 Mustang (79) nicknamed "Squeezie" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8689 -

Object number: FRE 8690 -

Two airmen of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force with a P-51 Mustang (39).

Object number: FRE 8692 -

A pilot of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang (30) nicknamed "Ballzone II".

Object number: FRE 8693 -

A P-51 Mustang (72) nicknamed "Lady Jean" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force with a damaged tail.

Object number: FRE 8694 -

A P-51 Mustang (75) nicknamed "Dusty" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8697 -

P-51 Mustangs of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force escort a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "2nd Patches" during a mission Printed caption on reverse: 'Four P-51 Mustangs of the 15th USAF flank a B-17 Flying Fortress during a shuttle run from a Mediterranean base to Russia via nazi Europe.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '325 FG, P-51 Bs.'

Object number: FRE 8698 -