Kenneth Charles McHugh
Military
From Left to Right:
1LT Matt A. Ruper
1LT Melvin "Tex" Smith
1LT Kenneth C. McHugh
1LT Robert S. Maney
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Object Number - UPL 46811 - Pilots of the 365th FG - 386th FS at Chievres, Belgium From Left to Right: 1LT Matt A. Ruper 1LT Melvin "Tex" Smith 1LT Kenneth C. McHugh 1LT...
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Units served with
![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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pawnee City, NE | 20 February 1921 | |
| Seattle, WA | 15 February 1942 | ||
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Died |
Medford, OR | 24 January 1995 | |
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Buried |
Medford, OR | 27 January 1995 | Siskiyou Memorial Park Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA |
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Other Assigned to the 365th FG |
Bretigny, France | flew 72 combat missions |
