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UPL 35345

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Statement of F/O Steven Gerick (from MACR 3052)

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Units

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

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

The insignia of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Designed by Walt Disney, based on the Squadron's bull dog mascot 'Buddy'.

61st Fighter Squadron

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

People

John Kozey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 32473582 at enlistment, then O-811927
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-22456

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Liberty Belle
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Locations

P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron chat to one another after their latest mission, at Halesworth air base where the 56th Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, Lieutenant Eugene E. Barnum and Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe. Passed for publication 26 November 1943.

Halesworth

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Holton

Mission

8th Air Force 259

Date: 15 March 1944

Revisions

Date: 28 Sep 2018 15:26:59

ContributorED-BB

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations

Sources

MACR 3052