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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.
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354th Fighter Group
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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... -
355th Fighter Squadron
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Gilbert Talbot
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
