Jesse Warren Midkiff
Military
Fighter Pilot
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
KIA 12 March 1945
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Object Number - UPL 46814 - 2LT Jesse Warren Midkiff Fighter Pilot 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF KIA 12 March 1945
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bedford, Indiana | 22 April 1924 | |
| Portsmouth, OH | 30 June 1942 | 422 Glover Street | |
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Died |
1 mile N of A-78. Florennes, Belgium | 12 March 1945 | Killed in Crash of P-47D 42-74656W. Apparently on a training/orientation flight as the 365th FG didn't have combat operations that day. |
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Buried |
Bedford, IN | 4 June 1949 | Beech Grove Cemetery Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA |
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