Kenneth E Moreland

Military
media-40455.jpeg UPL 40455 Kenneth E Moreland and Irish Eyes, Fowlmere England. 1944-1945. 503rd Squadron, 339th Fighter Group.
SN's: 44-64012 and 44-12160

From my grandfather's book, "A Piece of Cake" by Kenneth Moreland

Object Number - UPL 40455 - Kenneth E Moreland and Irish Eyes, Fowlmere England. 1944-1945. 503rd Squadron, 339th Fighter Group. SN's: 44-64012 and 44-12160

Feb. 13-Aug. 1945, hometown Ft. Dodge, IA

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Colonel John B. Henry, of the 339th Fighter Group, stands beside P-51 Mustang (6N-A, serial number 42-106676), known as "San Antone Rose" after Henry's home town of San Antonio, Texas. He is probably at Fowlmere air base, near Duxford, where the 339th Fighter Group were based between 5 April 1944 and 10 October 1945.

John B Henry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 339th Fighter Group Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-24107
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

William Rhodes Preddy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14190131 / O-2057681
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
339th/503rd Pilot Linwood P Smith 23 Mar 45 - VED 20 Jul 45

Linwood P Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

44-64012

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Irish Eyes
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

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Born

Waverly, IL 14 September 1922

Died

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Hot Springs, AR 11 June 2010

Born

Promoted

El Paso, TX

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Page 73, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.

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Lesley Loper - Ft Worth, TX

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Lesley Loper

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Lesley Loper

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From his grandson, Lesley Loper

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

Kenneth E Moreland: Gallery (7 items)

Object number: UPL 40453 - Kenneth E Moreland on leave in 1944

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