Samuel S Junkin
MilitaryAircraft sustained battle damage while supporting landings at Dieppe, France 19 August 1942 in Spitfire VB. Aircraft ditched into the English Channel and Lt. Junkin was rescued. Returned to base. Lt. Junkin was credited with an air victory of a German FW 190 and was the first USAAF pilot to receive credit for an enemy aircraft in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). Decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross by Brigadier General Frank D. O. Hunter, Commanding General VIII Fighter Command.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group 350th Fighter Group 309th Fighter Squadron 345th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-421583
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Operations Officer/Assistant Group Ops Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group 309th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 August 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 19 August 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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710 State St, Natchez, Mississippi |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 20-Oct-2014, "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 26