Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
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FRE 338
Lt. William R. Preddy, 503rd FS 339th FG, Fowlmere. Younger brother of Major George E. Preddy, Jr., 328th, 487th FS 352nd FG, top scoring Mustang Ace WWII. Lt. Preddy was KIa on 17 April 1945 near Prague Czech.
Roger Freeman Collection
Sam L. Sox, Jr., Photography Archivist 352nd FG Association Archives
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Fowlmere | 5 April 1944 - 10 October 1945 |
Other |
Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-667650
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 33068952 / O-22475
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot; Group Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-433487
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-725137
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Happy IV
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (339th Fighter Group)
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)