Leonard Arnold
Military | First Lieutenant | Ordnance and Armament Officer | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ordnance and Armament Officer between Nov-44 and Jan-45.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Bruce A Eddy
Military
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Flight Officer Bruce A. Eddy flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group from Jan. 1945 until March 21, 1945. Eddy was based in Raydon AF, Suffolk, England. He was thought killed in action on March 21, 1945, but later discovered POW and survived the war.
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Lt. George J. Rosen of the 351st FS/353rd FG, 8th AAF. Based out of Raydon, England.
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany in P-51D 'Lil Boston Bull' 44-14569. Thought KIA crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45, but later liberated Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13955.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
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Merlin Arnold
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot with the 353rd fighter group, 351st fighter squadron | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out over English Channel, struck tailplane, chute did not open. 30-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA) Awards: AM (5OLC), PH. -
Thomas Brock
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 339th Fighter Group
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Achmer A/D. Whilst strafing airdrome, hit in coolant system by return fire, bellied in Hopsten. Initially reported as MIA on 21-Mar... -
Henry Carbonneau
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group based at Raydon, Suffolk, England from 28-May-44 until Nov-44. On 8-Jun-44 Carbonneau shot down an Me109 for his only aerial victory. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Harold Chase
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills, 1 x damaged [Air]. Credited with 4 x destroyed, 1 x damaged [Ground]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Gordon Compton
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Became squadron C/O after Lt Col Frederick H Lefebre. Compton was a squadron ace with 5 x kills, including the first of two ME262 aerial victories downed on 22 Feb 45 and a second one on 10-Apr-45. Made an emergency... -
James Frye
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
On 15 Sept 1943, Frye undershot runway on landing on training flight to Ford at Susses in P-47 #42-8503, RTD. ... -
Lloyd Hally
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Nijmegen in P-47 'Angel of Mercy' 42-22523 last seen pursuing a Fw190 down through the overcast over Arnhem. Shot down 21-Sep-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9003. ... -
Raymond Hartley
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
ex-319FS, 325th FG in Lesina, Italy [Dec-43 - Jun-44]. Assigned to HQ Sqn, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferrred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 x kills, 1 x damaged and 4 destroyed [Grd]. Awards: DFC, AM (24OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Edgar Hauser
Military | Major | Ground Exec Officer | 353rd Fighter Group
Ground Exec Officer of the 351st Fighter Squadron. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medal.
Units served with
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353rd Fighter Group
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical... -
351st Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-14569 "Lil' Boston Bull"
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany. Crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45, pilot F/O Bruce A Eddy Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13955.
Missions
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8th Air Force 901
21 March 1945
Associated Place
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Raydon
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first... -
Stalag Luft I
Other location
Events
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| Born | Endicott, NY 13760, USA | 3 August 1922 |
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Son of Robert F and Margaret M Eddy. |
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| Enlisted | Binghamton, NY, USA | 2 October 1942 |
| Based | Raydon | January 1945 – 21 March 1945 |
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Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Barth, Germany | 21 March 1945 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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| Baled out | Krefeld, Germany | 21 March 1945 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany in P-51D 'Lil Boston Bull' 44-14569. Crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45 POW MACR 13955. |
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| Buried | 3997 Old Vestal Rd, Vestal, NY 13850, USA | July 2008 |
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Vestal Hills Memorial Park |
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| Died | Syracuse, NY, USA | 21 July 2008 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 December 2017 17:03:24 | Al_Skiff | Changes to firstname, service number, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29436133 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 October 2017 20:23:11 | dwgdallas | Changes to biography and events |
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From the collection of 1st Lt. Billy J. Murray. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2017 22:08:48 | dwgdallas | Changes to media associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2017 22:08:23 | dwgdallas | Changes to firstname, role, biography, person associations and place associations |
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From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:04:47 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13955 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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