FRE 2626
IMAGEPersonnel of the 56th Fighter Group who shot down a German aircraft during a mission in November 1943. Passed for publication 26 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Good Hunting" For Thunderbolt Squadron: There was "good hunting" over Northwest Germany Friday for one Eighth Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt Squadron. Flying escort for the U.S. heavy bombers, the group's kills totalled twenty-six German fighter planes down. Associated Press Photo Shows:- At their base in England after the raid, the pilots who made the kill, left to right: Capt. W.V. Cook, Cincinnati, Ohio, Two Me110's; Lt. S.B. Morrill, Williamantie, Conn., one Me109; Lt. J.P. Bryant, Glendale, California, one Me110; Lt. J.H. Truluck, Lynchsburg, S.C., one Fw190 and one Me110; Capt. Walker Mahurin, Fort Wayne, Ind., Three Me110's, the second credit for three in one day; Lt. Harold Comstock, Fresno, California, one Me110 and two damaged; Lt-Col. D.C. Schilling, Traverse City, Mich., two Fw190s and one damaged; Major F.S. Gabreski, Long Island, N.Y., two Me110's; Major M.C. Craig, Somerfield, Ohio, one Me110 and one Me210; Major J.C. Stewart, Corona, California, one Do217; F/O F.W. Klibbe, Anderson, Ind., one Me109; Lt. J.D. Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah, one Me109; Capt. E.W. O'Neill, Long Island, N.Y., one Me110 and one Fw190; Lt. I.F. Valento, Sweet Home, Tex., three Me110s; and Lt. A. Carcione, Bethleham, Pa., one Fw190. Mahurin was also credited with a probable. WOR262702. 26-11-43-BI. ' On reverse: Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13029593 / O-660108
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-406131
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15081882 at enlistment, then O-659316
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot