Frederick H Lefebre

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media-26536.jpeg UPL 26536 Lt. Col. Frederick H. Lefebre with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group. Lefebre served as the C.O. of the 351st until February 1945. BAsed out of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England, Lefebre was credited with 3.5 aerial victories. Seen here in front of his P-51D "Willet Run?" Billy J Murray collection

From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Object Number - UPL 26536 - Lt. Col. Frederick H. Lefebre with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group. Lefebre served as the C.O. of the 351st until February 1945. BAsed...

Fred Lefebre served as a fighter pilot with the 351st Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group, flying missions out of Raydon, England. He was one of the original Group who came over on the 'Queen Mary' and was Ops Officer in 1944, then Sqdn CO when they converted to the P-51 - his being named 'Willit Run'.

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Leonard Arnold

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer

Merlin Anson Arnold

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron

Thomas Charles Brock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Henry J Carbonneau

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Arthur C Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-416268
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Grand Rapids, MI, USA

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Jonah's Feet are Dry

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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'Jonah's Feet Are Dry' / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

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From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Frederick H Lefebre: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 22447 - Pilots of the 351FS, 353FG pose in front of a...

Object number: UPL 26536 - Lt. Col. Frederick H. Lefebre with the 351st...