P-38 Aces
Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:54 pm
L/C Gerald johnson CO 49th FG
Capt Jump O'Neill 9th FS 49th FG
Major Jim Watkins 9th FS 49th FG
Capt Murray Shubin 339th FS 347th FG after 5 Zero kills 6-16-43
Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:23 am
Great pic's Jack. I'll add a few of my own.
Mike
Capt. Dick Bong 9th FS at Dobodura.
Capt Ralph Wire (L) & Capt "Big Pete" Alger (R) 9th FS at Dobodura.
Gerald Johnson (R) 9th FS sporting mustache at Gusap.
Mike
Capt. Dick Bong 9th FS at Dobodura.
Capt Ralph Wire (L) & Capt "Big Pete" Alger (R) 9th FS at Dobodura.
Gerald Johnson (R) 9th FS sporting mustache at Gusap.
Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:22 am
How about this guy? Capt....soon to be Major...shortly thereafter to be 2nd Lt.
Jack M. Ilfrey. First American Ace in Europe.
Mudge the Ilfrey fan
Jack M. Ilfrey. First American Ace in Europe.
Mudge the Ilfrey fan
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:34 pm
Actually Mudge Jack Ilfrey scored 2 kills in Europe.
In Africa he downed 5.5 but wasn't the first ace. The
title belongs to Jack's good friend Virgil Smith of the
14th FG who was KIA shortly thereafter
In Africa he downed 5.5 but wasn't the first ace. The
title belongs to Jack's good friend Virgil Smith of the
14th FG who was KIA shortly thereafter
Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:42 pm
Seen here are (seated) L-R, Joe Forster (475th FG, Pacific), Art Jeffrey (479th FG, Europe), John Loisel (475th FG), Joel Owens (1st FG, North Africa/Italy), Darryl Welch (1st FG). Standing in the rear are P-38 aces Niall Castle and Herb Ross, and Navy F6F Hellcat aces Ted Crosby and Ralph Folz.
Forster
Jeffrey
Loisel
Owens
Welch
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Forster
Jeffrey
Loisel
Owens
Welch
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:01 pm
OOOPS...
Sorry Jack...(and troops) Just re-read that portion of his book and you are (to no-one's surprise) correct. The book actually says "One of the first..." DUH...my bad.
Mudge the educable
Sorry Jack...(and troops) Just re-read that portion of his book and you are (to no-one's surprise) correct. The book actually says "One of the first..." DUH...my bad.
Mudge the educable