9th Air Force
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Major Gilbert F Talbot, left, [Clackamas, Oregon], a pilot in the 354th fighter-bomber group, and M/Sgt Joseph Scruggs, [Odessa, Texas], an armorer, examine the 500 pound bomb slung under a wing of the Major's Republic P-47 Thunderbolt at a 9th Air Force front line field. France. 22 Jan 45.
Group
The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the...
Squadron
Military | Major | Fighter Pilot-1055 Squadron Commander
Ops Officer 355th FS
CO 355th FS
Flew 2 combat tours
5 Air Kills
Oregon Nat. Guard 249th Coastal Defense Artillery
Post WWII Owner Operator Clackmas Feed & Seed
Crew Chief SSgt Bob Kline