Richard Funk
Military | Sergeant | Assistant Crew Chief "Miss GENNY CLOUD" | 352nd Fighter Group
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Joseph Rocci Zoppi
Military
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Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi. Remanent D-Day stripes appear on both the upper and lower part of the right wing.
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Anthony H. Goebel pilot of Miss Genny Cloud HO 414-819 G
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Bodney take-off, "Chub A Luk" (with barber pole on right side) PE-B 44-63179 appears in front.
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P-51 Mission taking off.
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Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi sitting on Miss GENNY CLOUD wing.
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AH Goebel sitting on Miss GENNY CLOUD spinner.
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Richard L. Funk Assisant Crew Chief - Miss GENNY CLOUD
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Colorized Image of Lt. Anthony H. Goebel (center) and Crew Chief S/Sgt Joe R. Zoppi (right) and Asst. Crew Chief Richard L. Funk (left) in front of "Miss GENNY CLOUD" in wartime markings.
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Miss Genny Cloud
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P-51D 44-14819 "MISS Genny Cloud" in post war re-paint.
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
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Anthony Goebel
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 352nd Fighter Group
With the World at War, Anthony H. Goebel (age 24) felt compelled to enlist in military service and reluctantly left his young, wartime bride to join the US Army Air Corps in 1942. After qualifying to become a pilot, Flight Cadet Goebel completed two...
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
352nd Fighter Group
Group
The 352nd Fighter Group were based at Bodney, Norfolk from July 1943 until November 1945 but in the winter months of 1944/1945 detachments moved to bases in Belgium to provide extra air support to ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge and to... -
487th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-14819 "Miss GENNY CLOUD"
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Flow in combat by Anthony H. Goebel. Crew chief: S/Sgt. Joe R. Zoppi, Asst. Crew Chief: Sgt. Richard L. Funk -
44-14819 Miss Genny Cloud
P-51 Mustang
Associated Place
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Bodney
Military site : airfield
Before the Americans arrived Bodney was a grass-surfaced airfield. So when the 352nd Fighter Group arrived with heavy P-47 Thunderbolts, work was carried out to strengthen its roads and runways with steel matting, concrete and tarmac. Nissen huts also... -
Asch
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Newark, NJ | 19 November 1921 |
| Enlisted | Newark, NJ | 14 January 1942 |
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Newark, New Jersey |
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| Based | Bodney | 1943 – 1945 |
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Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | October 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Linden, NJ | 23 April 1995 |
| Buried | Saint Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colonia, Middlesex County, NJ | 27 April 1995 |
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Saint Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum |
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Revisions
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| 22 July 2020 16:57:16 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, events and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/675980897 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 June 2018 20:53:35 | ajgoebel | Changes to media associations |
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June 15th, 2018 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 June 2018 20:42:10 | ajgoebel | Changes to role |
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June 15th, 2018 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 June 2018 20:41:11 | ajgoebel | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, highest rank, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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June 15th, 2018 |
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