338th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5237 - The insignia of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Wormingford |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15069842 / T-001369 / O-2045059
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14135966 / O-826625
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16078318 / O-681609
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38233951
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron 503rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32226576 / T-63492 / O-2015122
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: FOB Detroit
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
