Edwin Walfred Hiro

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26778.jpeg UPL 26778 2nd. Lt. Edwin W. Hiro, 357th Fighter Group

Shared with the American Air Museum by Peter Saunders, one of the founding members of the Friends of Leiston Airfield: http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/

Object Number - UPL 26778 - 2nd. Lt. Edwin W. Hiro, 357th Fighter Group

Killed in Action (KIA) near Vreden in P-51 'Horses Itch' 44-13518

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Units served with

Aircraft

Two P-51 Mustangs, (B6-F, serial number 44-13681) flown by Major Donald H Bochkay and (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" flown by Major Edwin W Hiro, of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group fly together. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bochkay B6-F, L: B6-D.'

44-13518

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

19 September 1944

Revisions

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ContributorEdhiro
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Sources

From nephew: Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel William Zak

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ContributorBombay
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56299809

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8794 / MACR 8796 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Edwin Walfred Hiro: Gallery (4 items)

A P-51 Mustang (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" of the 357th Fighter Group perfroms an aerial stunt. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Edwin Hiro, later promoted to Major. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'D6-D Horse Itch [sic] 413518.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Capt Edwin Hiro, P-51D-5, August 44, Horses' Itch.'

Object number: FRE 506 - A P-51 Mustang (B6-D, serial number 44-13518)...

Two P-51 Mustangs, (B6-F, serial number 44-13681) flown by Major Donald H Bochkay and (B6-D, serial number 44-13518) nicknamed "Horse's Itch" flown by Major Edwin W Hiro, of the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group fly together. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bochkay B6-F, L: B6-D.'

Object number: FRE 507 - Two P-51 Mustangs, (B6-F, serial number 44-13681)...

Object number: UPL 26778 - 2nd. Lt. Edwin W. Hiro, 357th Fighter Group