Vic L Byers Jr
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Major Vic Byers flew with the 353rd FG/ 351st FS in both P-47s and P-51s. Byers named both of these planes "Hawkeye" with aircraft code YJ-V and had 4 confirmed air kills.
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Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2.5 kills. Completed 2 x tours of duty.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hawkeye
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Stardust
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Crawford County, IA, USA | 6 April 1921 | Son of Vic L and Clara M [Thornton] Byers. |
Enlisted |
Omaha, NE, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
Other E/A Destroyed [0.5] |
Germany | 6 March 1944 | Shared destroyed ETO 6-Mar-44. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 11 August 1944 | 1 x destroyed ETO 11-Aug-44. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 2 March 1945 | 1 x destroyed ETO 2-Mar-45. |
Other Promotion |
Metfield, Harleston IP20 0LH, UK | 1 June 1945 | Promoted to Lt Colonel. |
Other Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) [2] |
England, UK | 18 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Died |
Anaheim, CA, USA | 23 March 2006 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) [1] |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Based |
Metfield | 18 July 1945 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Metfield, Harleston IP20 0LH, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
Other Promotion |
Metfield, Harleston IP20 0LH, UK | Promoted to Major. | |
Denison, IA 51442, USA | |||
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92518, USA | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA |