Earl R Fryer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22278 - Capt. Earl R Fryer, 38th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13804 CG-Z “Spunktown”. Named for his hometown, Boyertown, PA (known then as Spunktown) This...
Assigned to 544FS, 478FG USAAF. Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseburg in P-51D 'Spunktown' 44-13804, hit by flak in coolant system, strafing a train between Osnabrook and Hannover, heading for base with a failing engine, abandoned A/C near Hilversum, 8-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (10 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Spunktown, Pennsylvania (Boyertown) | 30 December 1916 | Son of Mr and Mrs William B Fryer. |
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Other Crashed |
Tonopah, NV 89049, USA | 30 June 1943 | Belly Landing due to Engine Failure Tonopah, NV Cat 4 damage, 30-Jun-43 P-39D 41-28319 - 444FS 328FG. |
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Other Baled Out |
Davis, CA, USA | 17 August 1943 | Mid Air Collision Baled Out Davis, CA Cat 4 damage, 17-Aug-43. P-39N 42-18472 - 326FS 328FG. |
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Other Baled Out |
Boonville, CA, USA | 7 October 1943 | Baled Out Boonville, CA Cat 5 damage, 7-Oct-43. P-39Q 42-20802 - 380FS 63FG |
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Other Transferred |
Paine Field, Everett, WA, USA | 31 January 1944 | Transferred to 544FS, 478FG as flying instructor. |
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Other Baled Out |
Sunk Island, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU12, UK | 28 April 1944 | Baled Out due to Fire River Humber/nr Sunk Island Cat 5 damage, 28-Apr-44. P-38J 42-67418 - 554FTS 496FTG 8AF. |
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Other Transferred |
Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 17 May 1944 | Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 12 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6, UK | 27 September 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
Hilversum, Netherlands | 8 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseburg in P-51D 'Spunktown' 44-13804, hit by flak in coolant system, strafing a train between Osnabrook and Hannover, heading for base with a failing engine, abandoned A/C near Hilversum, Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
6871 Renkum, Netherlands | 8 November 1944 | Buried in his parachute in an isolated grave at Renkum Holland by enemy. |
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Other Shipped Overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped to ETO. | |
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Buried |
Boyertown, PA 19512, USA | Union Cemetery Boyertown Berks County Pennsylvania, USA. | |
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Enlisted |
Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Assigned |
Hamilton Field, Novato, CA, USA | 31 January 1944 | Assigned to 408FS, 372FG. |
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Other Flight Training |
California, USA | Flight Training. Nevada and California. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10440 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
