David L Gross
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
KIA - 6 August 1944
Object Number - UPL 46499 - Captain David L. Gross, Jr. Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF KIA - 6 August 1944
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![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
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 19 January 1942 | Maxwell AAF |
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Died |
Mayenne, France | 6 August 1944 | "mushed" into the ground while straffing tanks near Mayenne, France. He crashed through two hedgerows and the aircraft blew up. It was thought the new heavier D-27 model of the P-47 he was flying contributed to the accident. |
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Born |
Georgia, USA | ||
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot B Row 3 Grave 11 Brittany American Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery Bel Orient 50240 Montjoie Saint Martin France | |
| Nashville, TN | 201 19th Ave South |
