Steven Gerick
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Became an ace fighter pilot, flew with Zemke and Gabreski
5 air to air
Ace fighter pilot, claimed 5 Aerial victories, 2 ground victories and 9 damaged claims. He served with the 56th Fighter Group from December 1943 to June 1944, when he transferred to the 495th Fighter Training Group.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 406th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 513th Fighter Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
Buried |
Phoenix, AZ Military Cemetery | ||
Other Promoted |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham | Transferred to 495th Fighter Training Group |
Revisions
I'm his daughter and my Dad, Steve Gerick did not have a middle name or initial
Transferred information from duplicate record
Freeman, 'The 56th Fighter Group', P. 83
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list