Robert Page Longley
Military
365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
KIA - 25 February 1945
Object Number - UPL 46350 - 1LT Robert P. Longley 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF KIA - 25 February 1945
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hell's Falcon
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sewell, Maryland | 23 March 1916 | |
| Abingdon, Maryland | 16 October 1940 | Worked for the U.S Government Chemical Weapons branch | |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 20 April 1942 | |
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Died |
Buir, Germany | 25 February 1945 | Killed In Action - Shot down by anti-aircraft fire while investigating the report of German tanks near the town of Buir. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Plot Plot B Row 40 Grave 12 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
http://hellhawks.org/388_roster.html
"Thunderbolts of the Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump & Sutherland, page 156
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359481/robert-p-longley
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