Samuel S Junkin

Military

Aircraft sustained battle damage while supporting landings at Dieppe, France 19 August 1942 in Spitfire VB. Aircraft ditched into the English Channel and Lt. Junkin was rescued. Returned to base. Lt. Junkin was credited with an air victory of a German FW 190 and was the first USAAF pilot to receive credit for an enemy aircraft in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). Decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross by Brigadier General Frank D. O. Hunter, Commanding General VIII Fighter Command.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 350th Fighter Group 309th Fighter Squadron 345th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-421583
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Operations Officer/Assistant Group Ops Officer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 309th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron

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710 State St, Natchez, Mississippi

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Papers of Lt Col Harry L. Barr

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Lee Cunningham 12-Nov-2014. Added associations.

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Lee Cunningham 20-Oct-2014, "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 26