Varge Charles Pfuehler
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46465 - 1LT Varge Charles Pfuehler Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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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: Tulsa Redhead
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rice Lake, WI | 3 June 1921 | |
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Died |
Riverside, CA | 16 May 2005 | |
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Buried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | 19 May 2005 | Rose Hill Memorial Park Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA |
| Milwaukee, WI | 2840 West Highland Blvd Worked for Oilgear | ||
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Other Post War |
Tulsa, OK | Pilot for Williams Brothers Corp |
