9th Air Force
Julius Henry Almond Jr
Military
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2nd Lt Julius Henry 'Jack' Almond 358FS, 355FG 8AF USAAF.
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P-47D-4-RA #42-22753 "Sweet Sue" Code: B4-A 365th Fighter Group - 387th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Assigned to 387FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. Flew 94 missions over France, Belgium, and Germany. Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM, 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.
Service
Units served with
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365th Fighter Group
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... -
387th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-22753 Sweet Sue
P-47 Thunderbolt
Associated Place
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Gosfield
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... -
Bretigny
Military site : airfield
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Azeville
Military site : airfield
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Chievres
Military site : airfield
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Beaulieu
Military site : airfield
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Lignerolles
Military site : airfield
Events
| 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 |
| 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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| Based | Gosfield | 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 387FS, 365FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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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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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 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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