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339th
FIGHTER GROUP
(Version provisoire - en construction)
235 victoires
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503 Fighter Squadron
(98 vict)
Nom | Grade | Unité | Date | Ennemi | Avion d'arme | TOP | Nbr Vict |
AITKEN JOHN JR | Major | 503FTR | 08-05-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
AITKEN JOHN JR | Major | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ALLEN BERNICE A | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 12-31-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
AMMON ROBERT H | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-23-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
AMMON ROBERT H | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-28-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
AMMON ROBERT H | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BEAVERS EDWARD H JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 07-25-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BEAVERS EDWARD H JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-23-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BEAVERS EDWARD H JR | Captain | 503FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BEAVERS EDWARD H JR | Captain | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
BEHREND WILLIAM W | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BROWN ROBERT B | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
BRYAN WILLIAM E JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
BRYAN WILLIAM E JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-30-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
BRYAN WILLIAM E JR | Captain | 503FTR | 06-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BRYAN WILLIAM E JR | Captain | 503FTR | 08-05-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BRYAN WILLIAM E JR | Captain | 503FTR | 12-31-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BRYAN WILLIAM E JR | Major | 503FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 2 |
BUSH JERRY P | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 07-07-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
CAMPBELL JOHN C JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 04-17-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
CHETNEKY STEVE J | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
CLOUD CARL E | Captain | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
COE CHARLES S | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
COE CHARLES S | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
EDENS MALCOLM B | Captain | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
ERICKSON EARL E | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-05-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
ERICKSON EARL E | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
FRICKEL PAUL D | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
FIORITO LEONARD J | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 06-15-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
FIORITO LEONARD J | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
FRENCH LLOYD J | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
GERARD FRANCIS R | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 08-16-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
GERARD FRANCIS R | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 4 |
GERARD FRANCIS R | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 2 |
GERARD FRANCIS R | Captain | 503FTR | 03-18-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
GOKEY JOHN W | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
GRAHAM ETHELBERT H JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
GRAHAM ETHELBERT H JR | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HARTE ALLAN S JR | Captain | 503FTR | 09-12-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HAWKINS ANTHONY G | Captain | 503FTR | 12-31-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HENDERSON HARVEY E | Lt Colonel | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
JOHNSON DONALD W * | Captain | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 3 |
JOHNSON RAYMOND G | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 04-07-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
KNOTT CLARENCE W | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
KNOTT CLARENCE W | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 06-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
KRAUSS RICHARD E | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
MARSH LESTER C | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-23-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
MARSH LESTER C | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
MARSH LESTER C | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 3 |
MAYER RAYMOND D | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
MAYER RAYMOND D | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 09-23-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
MCCLISH DONALD E | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
MCELWEE FRANCIS E | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 03-18-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
MEYER VICTOR W | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 06-15-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
MEYER VICTOR W | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 06-29-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
OSTROW NATHAN | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 09-05-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
PETITT PHILIP E | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
PETITT PHILIP E | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
POUTRE LAWRENCE | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 3 |
POUTRE LAWRENCE | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
PREDDY WILLIAM R | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
PRICE JACK B | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
REYNOLDS JOHN R | Major | 503FTR | 07-25-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ROBINSON JAMES G | Captain | 503FTR | 09-11-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
SCRUGGS HAROLD W | Major | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
SHAFER DALE E JR | Captain | 503FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
SHAFER DALE E JR | Lt Colonel | 503FTR | 04-18-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
SHAFER DALE E JR | Major | 503FTR | 03-18-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
SHAKE CHARLES E | 2nd Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
STEPHENSON ENOCH B JR | Captain | 503FTR | 07-25-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STEPHENSON ENOCH B JR | Captain | 503FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STILLWELL FRANK M | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STILLWELL FRANK M | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WEST RODNEY C | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 06-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WHITELAW RICHARD S | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
WHITELAW RICHARD S | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WILSON JOHN P | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
WOLFORT JOSEPH | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
WRIGHT LYLE M | 1st Lt | 503FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WYATT VALDEE | Captain | 503FTR | 06-15-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WYATT VALDEE | Captain | 503FTR | 07-07-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
WYATT VALDEE | Captain | 503FTR | 07-25-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
504 Fighter Squadron
(52 vict)
Nom | Grade | Unité | Date | Ennemi | Avion d'arme | TOP | Nbr Vict |
ALLERS LORNE W | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 12-31-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ATTEBERRY RAY N | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 06-07-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ATTEBERRY RAY N | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 07-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BALL MELVILLE R | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BALLARD JEROME J | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 03-18-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
BARTO VERNON N | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 03-20-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
BARTO VERNON N | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
BATES ARTHUR W JR | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BENNETT CARROLL W | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 03-30-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
CALDWELL MERLE F | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 07-07-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
CARTER LYLE M | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
CRESWELL RAYMOND H | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
CROKER ROBERT C | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 04-04-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
EISENHART LEE D | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 06-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
EVERSON KIRKE B JR | Captain | 504FTR | 04-04-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
EVERSON KIRKE B JR | Captain | 504FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
GRAVETTE EDGAR B | Major | 504FTR | 05-30-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
GREER NILE C | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 03-21-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
GREER NILE C | Captain | 504FTR | 04-04-1945 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
GRIFFITH WALTER B | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
GUERNSEY FRANK D | Captain | 504FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
HAVIGHURST ROBERT C | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 04-04-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
HERRMANN RAY F | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 11-02-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HERRMANN RAY F | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 12-31-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
HUNTER CHARLES M | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 08-16-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
KUNZ LEONARD A | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
LANGOHR BILLY E | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 04-04-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
MEAD CHARLES M | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
O'SULLIVAN WALTER R JR | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 05-19-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
PENNY DONALD E | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
PENNY DONALD E | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 11-02-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
PENROSE RICHARD C | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 08-16-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
PETER LEWIS S JR | Captain | 504FTR | 06-07-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ROUTT BILL C | Captain | 504FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
ROUTT BILL C | Major | 504FTR | 07-07-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ROUTT BILL C | Major | 504FTR | 08-16-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
RUTAN FREDERICK S JR | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 07-29-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
SARGENT ROBERT F | Captain | 504FTR | 03-30-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
STEVENS BRADFORD V | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 05-30-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
STEVENS BRADFORD V | Captain | 504FTR | 09-12-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STOCKMAN HERVEY S | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 07-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STOCKMAN HERVEY S | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 08-16-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
THIBERT HENRY G | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 06-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WAYMIRE HARVEY R | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 06-15-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WILCOX RICHARD H | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 07-07-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
WINKELMAN MYER R | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
WOOD ROBERT T | 2nd Lt | 504FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
ZEINE DONALD A | 1st Lt | 504FTR | 08-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
505 Fighter Squadron
(85 vict)
Nom | Grade | Unité | Date | Ennemi | Avion d'arme | TOP | Nbr Vict |
ANANIAN STEPHEN C | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 02-09-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
BIGGS OSCAR K | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
BLINE J BROOKS | Captain | 505FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
BUNDGAARD CARL H | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
BUNDGAARD CARL H | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
CARR VERNON D | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 03-12-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
COKER JOSEPH R | F/O | 505FTR | 03-12-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
COREY HARRY R | Captain | 505FTR | 04-04-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
DANIELL J S | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 5 |
DOWELL CHARLES W | Captain | 505FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
EVERETT HAROLD M | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-09-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
EVERETT HAROLD M | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
EVERETT HAROLD M | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
FARMER OWEN P JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-27-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
FARMER OWEN P JR | Captain | 505FTR | 03-12-1945 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
FISH WESLEY G | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-27-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
GIRZI HENRY E JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
GRAHAM GERALD E | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-29-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
HANSEMAN CHRIS J | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-10-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HANSEMAN CHRIS J | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
HANSEMAN CHRIS J | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
HANSON JAMES R | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HANSON JAMES R | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
HOLLOWAY JOHN G | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
HRICO GEORGE J | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-25-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
IRION ROBERT E | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 03-20-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
JAASKELAINEN WILLIAM | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
JOHNSON EVAN M V | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
JOHNSON EVAN M V | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-10-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
JOHNSON EVAN M V | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
JOHNSON EVAN M V | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-19-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
JOHNSON EVAN M V | Captain | 505FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
JONES WILLIAM A | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
JONES WILLIAM A | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-09-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
KRAUSS WILLIAM H | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 07-29-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
LARSON DONALD A | Captain | 505FTR | 05-13-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
LARSON DONALD A | Major | 505FTR | 05-24-1944 | - | - | European | 3 |
LARSON DONALD A | Major | 505FTR | 07-28-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
LARSON DONALD A | Major | 505FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
LOVELESS PHILIP M JR | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
LYNCH JAMES L | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 2.5 |
MALARZ CHESTER | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-21-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
MARTS JAY F | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 2 |
MCMAHON PETER J | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-06-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
MCMAHON PETER J | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
MUDGE WILLIAM F JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
MUDGE WILLIAM F JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-25-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
MUDGE WILLIAM F JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
MULLER JAMES B | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
OLANDER RICHARD B | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
OLANDER RICHARD B | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 07-11-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
OLANDER RICHARD B | Captain | 505FTR | 09-12-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
OPITZ WILLIAM R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
PALMER GERALD W | F/O | 505FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
PERRY GORDON F | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
PESANKA JOHN | F/O | 505FTR | 03-12-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
PHILLIPPI WILLIAM R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
POWELL LAWRENCE J JR | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 09-23-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
POWELL LAWRENCE J JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
REID LANGHORNE JR | Captain | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
REID LANGHORNE JR | Captain | 505FTR | 06-06-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
REID LANGHORNE JR | Captain | 505FTR | 06-10-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
RICH GEORGE T | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-18-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
RICH GEORGE T | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-21-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
SIROCHMAN ANDREW | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
SIROCHMAN ANDREW | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-29-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
STARNES JAMES R | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STARNES JAMES R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-19-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
STARNES JAMES R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STARNES JAMES R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STARNES JAMES R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STARNES JAMES R | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 07-29-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
STARNES JAMES R | Captain | 505FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 1 |
STILES BERT | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 11-26-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
STRONG ROLAND W | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 05-21-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
TANNOUS RICHARD H | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 09-23-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
THURY JOSEPH L | Captain | 505FTR | 05-29-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
THURY JOSEPH L | Captain | 505FTR | 06-27-1944 | - | - | European | 1 |
THURY JOSEPH L | Lt Colonel | 505FTR | 04-07-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
THURY JOSEPH L | Major | 505FTR | 07-11-1944 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
TONGUE ARTHUR E JR | 2nd Lt | 505FTR | 08-04-1944 | - | - | European | 2 |
TOWER ARCHIE A | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 06-08-1944 | - | - | European | 1.5 |
WITHERS JOHN C | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
ZIEGLER HARRY D | 1st Lt | 505FTR | 03-02-1945 | - | - | European | 0.5 |
Of the fifteen Fighter Groups flying combat operations
in the 8th Air Force at the end of the War in Europe, the 339th
was the fourteenth assigned, beginning combat operations on April
30, 1944, and ending on April 21, 1945, not quite a year. Some
of the early Fighter Groups began combat operations in late 1942
and early 1943. The Fighter Groups which began combat operations
early had more time and opportunities to run up their tally of
enemy aircraft destroyed over what the later arriving Fighter
Groups could achieve. But based upon a rate of enemy aircraft
destroyed per unit of time, some of the late arrivals did very
well.
On this basis, the 339th ranks seventh out of fifteen in the destruction of enemy aircraft in the air and first out of fifteen in the destruction of enemy aircraft on the ground and, also, first in the combined total for air and ground. In the air the 339th received confirmation on 233.5 enemy aircraft destroyed and on the ground 423.5, a combined total of 657 enemy aircraft destroyed. The Aces were : 503rd Fighter Squadron Captain Robert H. Ammon 5 destroyed
504th Fighter Squadron L/Col William H. Julian 5 destroyed
505th Fighter Squadron 1/Lt J. S. Daniell 5 destroyed
The 339th destroyed almost twice as many German aircraft on
the ground as in aerial combat. This made for more impressive
individual pilot totals than those scored in the air. L/Col Joseph
L. Thury, 505th Squadron CO, was second highest in the 8th Air
Force with 25½ destroyed on the ground; the highest scorer
being L/Col Elwyn Righetti of the 55th Fighter Group with 27 destroyed. The 339th Fighter Group started combat operations with 87 pilots. Casualties and combat tour completion required replacement pilots and 261 of these made a total of 348 pilots who flew on combat operations with the 339th during the War. The Commander of the 339th Fighter Group was Col. John B. Henry, Jr. Air Force Assigned to: 8th AF (March '44 - end
WWII) |
Source :
STARS & BARS - Frank Olynyk - Grub Street Editions
http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/index.asp
http://www.web-birds.com/