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Capt Julius Henry Almond Jr, 365FG.
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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
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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.
Service
Units served with
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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...
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Associated Place
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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...
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Events
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Location |
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Born |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
19 April 1922 |
Son of Julius and Mary [Beasley] Almond.
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Lived in |
Enid, OK, USA |
1940 |
Enlisted |
Oklahoma, USA |
1942 |
Oklahoma
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Crashed |
Foster Field Dr, Victoria, TX, USA |
22 December 1942 |
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 |
All Souls Church Columbarium
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma, USA.
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