Maurice James Ryan Jr
MilitaryFrom his son Paul
Maurice Ryan arrived to the 78th FG in April 1945 and flew Five Missions:
missions flown: 17 April 1945 as Red 4, 44-15693 MX-L; 18 April 1945 as Red 2, 44-73047 MX-H(bar); 20 April 1945 as Yellow 2, 44-63246 MX-S; 21 April 1945 as Blue 2, 44-15693 MX-L; and final combat mission 25 April 1945 as Yellow 2, 44-15693 MX-L
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Brutal Lulu
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service. WD AGO FORM 53-98. Maurice James Ryan Jr
Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service. WD AGO FORM 53-98. Maurice James Ryan Jr
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list