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Capt Robert F Maloney (L) and Lt Billy Clemmons (R) both of 38th Fighter Squadron.

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Units

38th Fighter Squadron

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

Pilots of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, stand around a map at Kings Cliffe air base before mission over northern France, October 1943. L to R: First Lieutenant Merle B. Nichols, Seattle, Wash.; Major Nathaniel H. Blanton, Earlsboro, Oklahoma and First Lieutenant Richard P. Gatterdam, Columbus, Ohio. Censor has drawn lines across the map. Each of these pilots went on to command one of the squadrons of the 20th Fighter Group. Gatterdam commanded the 55th Fighter Squadron, Nichols the 77th a

55th Fighter Squadron

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

People

Billy Clemmons

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-711950
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Robert F Maloney

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-743358
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Revisions

Date: 25 Jan 2018 13:40:17

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations

Sources

www.littlefriends.co.uk