353rd Fighter Group

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The lounge of the Officers Club at Raydon air base. When the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed there, it was known as "The Auger Inn". media-377050.jpg FRE 352 The lounge of the Officers Club at Raydon air base. When the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed there, it was known as "The Auger Inn". Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 352 - The lounge of the Officers Club at Raydon air base. When the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed there, it was known as "The Auger Inn".

The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical missions included strafing and dive-bombing targets during the Allied invasion of Normandy and during the airborne assault of Holland. For these latter missions, between 17 and 23 September 1944, the Group was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

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Goxhill 7 June 1943 - 3 August 1943

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Metfield 3 August 1943 - 12 April 1944

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Raydon 12 April 1944 - 10 October 1945

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 358th Fighter Group 366th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665393
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-816844
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 503rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-825421
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811885
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 375th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Soubrette
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron

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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG/ 351st FS

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personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG/ 351st FS

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personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray 353rd FG/ 351st FS

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personal effects of Billy J. Murray

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personal effects of Billy J. Murray

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Dates for when stationed at different bases: http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/353rdfg.php

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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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)

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