John Saviks
MilitaryAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-429379
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ozark Queen
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
17 September 1915 | ||
Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, TX 79906, USA | 30 October 1941 | Fort Bliss El Paso, TX |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
22 July 1985 | ||
Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary' by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition