Jay Phillip Musler
Military
Musler's Wife Barbara has handwritten on the reverse: '1 Yr Trained - Canada (Age 25)- Dec 18-1941. Served: RAF England 1942 to 1943. Has thorough knowledge of heavy aircraft, flew B-24s, B-25s and Wellingtons, Beaufighters, Avro Anson & Spitfires, Lancasters, single & multi engines.
As of Jan 22 1947 - Capt Jay Phillip Musler, Bomber Pilot, 0927528, Air Corps, 2622nd Army Air Force Base Unit. Honorably served in active Federal Service in the Army Air Force of the United States from 9th October 1944 to 22nd Jan 1947. Jay Phillip Musler, born Dec 1 1916, Married to Barbara Banks Musler, Dec 12 1945, 1 child- Jay Phillip Musler Jr, born March 1949. 30th Bomb Group, 38th Bombardment Squad, 7th Air Force, supervised aircraft, maintenance officer.'
Barbara Musler, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence
Object Number - UPL 6682 - Cut out portrait of Jay Phillips Musler of the 30th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force. Musler served with the RAF in England 1942-1943. Musler's Wife...
American RAF bomber pilot based in England 1942-1943.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Royal Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
1 December 1916 | ||
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Born Trained |
RCAF Station Centralia | 18 December 1941 | 1 years training in Canada, flying Avro Ansons. |
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Enlisted |
Canada | 18 December 1941 | Joined Royal Canadian Air Force |
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Other USAAF Service |
Pacifc Theatre Of Operations | 9 October 1944 | Transferred from the RAF to the USAAF after being called up to serve, transferred to the Pacific Theatre of Operations flying B-24 Liberators. 30th Bomb Group, 38th Bomb Squadron, 7th Air Force. |
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Died |
Mineral, CA, USA | 31 August 1996 | |
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Other RAF Service |
European Theatre of Operations | Flew bombing missions from England over Germany with RAF, flying Lancasters, Wellingtons and Beaufighters. | |
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Other Post War Service |
Sacramento, CA, USA | 22 January 1947 | 2622nd Army Air Forces Base Unit. |
