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Capt Julius Henry Almond Jr, 365FG.
2nd Lt Julius Henry 'Jack' Almond 358FS, 355FG 8AF USAAF.
P-47D-4-RA #42-22753 "Sweet Sue" Code: B4-A 365th Fighter Group - 387th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Capt Julius H Almond Jr :- Air medal award card. 365FG
Assigned to 387FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. Flew 94 missions over France, Belgium, and Germany. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (15OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Recalled to USAF to train new pilots in San Antonio for Korean War, remained in USAF as civil engineer till retiring as a Lt Colonel in 1972. Director of the Water Department for the City of Oklahoma City until his second retirement in 1984.
Group
The Group moved to England in December 1943 as part of the Ninth Air Force. Flying P-47s, the Group took part in missions over northern France designed to weaken Germany's ability to repulse the planned Allied invasion of summer 1944. After the...
Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolt
Military site : airfield
First used as an airfield during the First World War, when known as Royal Flying Corps/RAF Sible Hedingham, it was built as Gosfield for the Eighth Air Force and then Ninth Air Force in 1942-43. Home to first the 365th Fighter Group, then the 397th...
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 19 April 1922 |
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Son of Julius and Mary [Beasley] Almond. |
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| Lived in | Enid, OK, USA | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Oklahoma, USA | 1942 |
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Oklahoma |
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| Crashed | Foster Field Dr, Victoria, TX, USA | 22 December 1942 |
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Landing Accident Ground Loop Foster Field, TX Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Julius H Almond, 22-Dec-42. AT-6A 41-15962 - 98SEFTSq |
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| Died | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 12 June 2012 |
| Buried | All Souls Church Columbarium Oklahoma City Oklahoma County OK | 15 June 2012 |
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All Souls Church Columbarium |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 December 2021 19:39:51 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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Removed redundant info from bio |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 December 2021 16:23:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108482871/julius-henry-almond |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 December 2020 00:03:31 | 466thHistorian | Changes to awards |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 December 2020 18:17:08 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/181347210 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 December 2020 18:08:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, highest rank, biography, events and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/181347210 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 December 2020 00:16:16 | 466thHistorian | Changes to place associations and aircraft associations |
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edited connections |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 December 2020 23:41:38 | 466thHistorian | Changes to role and events |
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cleaned up bio |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 January 2017 22:49:17 | Almondj3 | Changes to biography and events |
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Personal files |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 January 2017 22:45:44 | Almondj3 | Changes to highest rank, biography, unit associations and place associations |
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Personal files |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 September 2016 14:14:25 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to events |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 July 2016 10:16:09 | Al_Skiff | Changes to suffix |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Almond%2C+Julius&... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 July 2016 10:03:55 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, nickname, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Almond%2C+Julius&... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:17:40 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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