FRE 208
IMAGECelebratory walk of 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt pilots after a successful mission. Printed caption attached to print: "Good Hunting" for Thunderbolt squadron. There was "good hunting" over northwest Germany Friday for one Eighth Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt squadron. Flying escort for the U.S. heavy bombers, the group's kill totaled twenty-six German fighter planes down. Associated Press photo shows: At their base in England after the raid, the pilots who made the kill, left to right: Capt. W.V. Cook, Cincinnati, Ohio, two Me 110s; Lt. S.B. Morrill, Williamantle, Conn., one Me 109; Lt. J.P. Bryant, Glendale, California, one Me 110; Lt. J.H. Truluck, Lynchburg, S.C., one Fw190 and one Me 110; Capt. Walker Mahurin, Fort Wayne, Ind., three Me 110s, the second credit for three in one day; Lt. Harold Comstock, Fresno, California, one Me 110 and two damaged; Lt. Col. David C. Schilling, Traverse City, Michigan., two Fw 109s and one damaged; Major F.S. Gabreski, Long Island, N.Y., two Me 110s; Major M.C. Craig, Somerfield, Ohio, one Me 110 and one Me 210; Major J.C. Stewart, Corona, California, one Do 217; F/O F.W. Klibbe, Anderson, Ind., one Me 109; Lt. J.D. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah, one Me 109; Capt. E.W. O’Neill, Long Island, N.Y., one Me 110 and one Fw 190; Lt. Raymond Petty, El Paso, Texas, one Fw 190; Lt. I.F. Valento, Sweet Home, Texas, three Me 110s; and Lt. A Carcione, Bethlehem, Pa., one Fw 190. Mahurin was also credited with a probable.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13029593 / O-660108
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-406131
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15081882 at enlistment, then O-659316
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665439
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-393204
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot; Commanding Officer; Assistant Director Intelligence