Montgomery Hunt Throop Jr
Military
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Object Number - UPL 29760 - Major Montgomery Throop CO 363rd FS
Major Montgomery H. Throop, Jr. was born in 1918 to U.S. missionary parents in Shanghai, China. He attended high school and college in the U.S. He Joined the AAF has a aviation cadet and graduated with the class of 42A from Brooks Field, TX.
307th FS 31st FG 3/42 - 10/42 wingman Spitfire Mk Vb 7 combat missions
335th FS 4th FG 2/43 - -11/43 element/flight leader Spitfire Mk Vb & P-47C Thunderbolt 48 combat missions
363rd FS 357th FG 11/43 5/44 Commanding Officer P-51B Mustang 26 combat missions
3 air kills (1 x ME-110 + 1 x FW-190 + 1 x ME-109 plus 1 damaged FW-190
P-51B-5 s/n 43-6712 B6+A "Shanghai Lil"
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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: Fightin Bitin, Yard Bird, Shanghai Lil
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shanghai, China | 17 April 1918 | |
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Other Registered for Draft |
New York | 16 October 1940 | |
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Died |
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA | 20 November 2004 |
Revisions
Transferred biography written by user James A Shaw from duplicate record created in error
James has written a biography profiling Throop and another uncle (Major Howard H. Brigham of the "Air Apaches"), he would love to hear from anyone with personal records or knowledge of Major Throop ([email protected]).
Unsung Heroes: Major Montgomery H. Throop, Jr. of the "Mighty Eighth" and Major Howard H. Brigham of the "Air Apaches"
Amazon KDP.com, Inc. Seattle, WA. 2019
ISBN: 9781700277930
Author: James A Shaw, MD ([email protected])
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The 357th Over Europe
