Rhinert Leroy Tadych
Military
365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
P-47D-21-RA #43-25519 "Stinker Too" D5-T
2nd upload. photo disappeared the first time.
Object Number - UPL 46797 - 1LT Rhinert L. "Red" Tadych 365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF P-47D-21-RA #43-25519 "Stinker Too" D5-T
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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: Stinker Too
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Manitowoc, WI | 2 February 1922 | |
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Died |
Madison, WI | 17 February 2001 | |
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Buried |
Cottage Grove, WI | 20 February 2001 | Highland Memory Gardens Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Plot Garden: Devotion Lot: 152A Space: 1 |
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Other Assigned to the 365th FG |
Azeville (A-7), France | ||
| Manitowoc, WI | 1815 Marshall Street Worked for the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company |
