John A Kirk III
Military
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FRE 293
Left to right: Captain Foy E. Higginbottom, Lieutenant Hubert "Bill" Davis and Lieutenant John A. Kirk, all pilots of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, drink Coca-Cola outside a Nissen hut at Duxford air base. 1943-1945.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
73 missions with P-47 and P-51. (19-12-44; 19-12-44; 19-03-45; 21-03-45 dates of air shoot downs)
DFC/ AM w/ 15 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 3 Battle Stars
4 Air, 4 Ground
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Small Boy Here
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania | 29 March 1924 | |
Other End of War |
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Other Promoted |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self