John G DuFour

Military
media-17851.jpeg UPL 17851 Major John G DuFour 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF.

Object Number - UPL 17851 - Major John G DuFour 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF.

Joined 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF.

Commander of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4-Mar-43 - 1-Sep-43.



Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Served in the Korean War, Commanding Officer, ENT AFB, Colorado, July 1961 Retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel.



Note: John seems to be mislabeled as James in several photographs. There seems to have been a James Dufour in the 4th Fighter Group as well, but a corporal.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Doreen II The Old Man
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Nicknames: Doreen I
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakland, CA, USA 6 July 1909 Son of Clarence and Marcia DuFour.

Based

Debden 9 October 1942 - 2 September 1943 Transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Discharged USAF

31 July 1961 Retired USAF.

Died

Pinellas County, FL, USA 7 October 1993

Buried

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI 18 October 1993 National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
Alameda, CA, USA

Based

Kirton-in-Lindsey 9 October 1942 Assigned to 71 Sqn RAF

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorJenny
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