Leonard Arnold
Military | First Lieutenant | Ordnance and Armament Officer | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ordnance and Armament Officer between Nov-44 and Jan-45.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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James E Frye
Military
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Lt. James E. Frye flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group from November 1944 until March 19, 1945. His P-51D was "Ginny" and he was credited with an aerial victory on March 3, 1945. While returning from a mission on March 19, 1945 Frye was nursing back his aircraft over the Channel when he disappeared into a cloud bank. Those flying with him never saw him reappear from the clouds and presumed he either had complete engine failure or got vertigo in the clouds and vertically entered the channel ASR was directed to the area and no sight of him or wreckage was found.
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North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang s/n 44-14706 'Ginny of 351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group. Lt Frye Pilot.
On 15 Sept 1943, Frye undershot runway on landing on training flight to Ford at Susses in P-47 #42-8503, RTD.
On 19 March 1945, in very bad weather conditions, he crashed into North Sea in P-51 'Ginny' #44-14706 and perished. His name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery. MACR #13168
Credited with one aerial victory on March 3, 1945.
Service
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Merlin Arnold
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out over English Channel, struck tailplane, chute did not open. 30-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: AM (5OLC), PH. -
Thomas Brock
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Achmer A/D. Whilst strafing airdrome, hit in coolant system by return fire, bellied in Hopsten. Initially reported as MIA on 21-Mar... -
Henry Carbonneau
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group based at Raydon, Suffolk, England from 28-May-44 until Nov-44. On 8-Jun-44 Carbonneau shot down an Me109 for his only aerial victory. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Harold Chase
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills, 1 x damaged [Air]. Credited with 4 x destroyed, 1 x damaged [Ground]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Gordon Compton
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Became squadron C/O after Lt Col Frederick H Lefebre. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 x kills, including the first of two ME262 aerial victories downed on 22 Feb 45 and a second one on 10-Apr-45. Made an emergency... -
Bruce Eddy
Military | Flight Officer | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany in P-51D 'Lil Boston Bull' 44-14569. Thought KIA crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45, but later liberated Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13955. ... -
Lloyd Hally
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Nijmegen in P-47 'Angel of Mercy' 42-22523 last seen pursuing a Fw190 down through the overcast over Arnhem. Shot down 21-Sep-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9003. ... -
Raymond Hartley
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
ex-319FS, 325th FG in Lesina, Italy [Dec-43 - Jun-44]. Assigned to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferrred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 x kills, 1 x damaged and 4 destroyed [Grd]. Awards: DFC, AM (24OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Edgar Hauser
Military | Major | Ground Exec Officer | 353rd Fighter Group
Ground Exec Officer of the 351st Fighter Squadron. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medal.
Units served with
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353rd Fighter Group
Group
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... -
351st Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-14706 Ginny
P-51 Mustang
Missions
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896
19 March 1945
Associated Place
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Raydon
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Lived in | Tennessee, USA | 1941 |
| Died | North Sea | 19 March 1945 |
Revisions
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| 27 April 2020 19:09:51 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 November 2017 12:10:27 | Lucy May | Changes to firstname, service number, role, biography, awards, events, place associations and media associations |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 282 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/353rdfg.php |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 March 2017 16:47:44 | dwgdallas | Changes to biography |
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The personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2017 21:14:41 | dwgdallas | Changes to firstname, highest rank, role, biography and person associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2017 21:11:34 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:14:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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