Joseph Elmore Broadhead

Military
media-27441.jpeg UPL 27441 Lt Col Joseph E Broadhead [ Rupert, ID ] 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-12227 G4-V "Baby Mike".

Object Number - UPL 27441 - Lt Col Joseph E Broadhead [ Rupert, ID ] 362nd Fighter Squadron. P-51B 43-12227 G4-V "Baby Mike".

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. 13th highest scoring ace of 357FG. Credited 8 x kills [4 x Me109, 3 x Fw190, 1 x Me110]. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 375FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended 2 Tours of Duty (ETD[2]).





Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (10 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Baby Mike
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
A P-51 Mustang (G4-V, serial number 44-14798) nicknamed "Butch Baby" of the 357th Fighter Group at Steeple Morden . Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: 'G4:V, 414789, 357 FG, Broadhead A/C, Steeple Morden.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Master Mike Dainty Dotty Butch Baby
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

22 October 1919

Enlisted

28 January 1942 Salt Lake City, Utah

Based

27 February 1943 - 13 January 1945 Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

25 February 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 25-Feb-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed

6 March 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 6-Mar-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed

29 March 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 29-Mar-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed

22 April 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 22-Apr-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed

30 April 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 30-Apr-44.

Other

Promotion

12 May 1944 Promoted to Major.

Other

E/A Destroyed

28 May 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 28-May-44.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1)

9 November 1944 Ended 1st Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

E/A Destroyed

5 December 1944 E/A destroyed ETO 5-Dec-44.

Other

Transferred

13 January 1945 Transferred to HQ Sqn, 375FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

14 January 1945 E/A destroyed ETO 14-Jan-45.

Other

Promotion

10 February 1945 Promoted to Lt Colonel.

Died

20 December 1969

Buried

23 December 1969 Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery, Rupert, Minidoka County, Idaho

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

Ended 2nd Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promotion

Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Promotion

Promoted to Captain.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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