Dale McCrory

Military
media-19728.jpeg UPL 19728

i own McCorys album

Object Number - UPL 19728

December 1943 - September 1944 - Capt Dale McCrory was a bomber pilot completing 43 missions over Europe. Later he would join the 1st scouting force. A select bunch of former bomber pilots asked to join this new unit to fly fighter planes ahead of the bomber group to have a preview of the bomb target. McCory would complete 110 combat hours in his p-51. Sadly dale left us in 2014.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-13532

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Betty Joyce
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 383rd Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

44-14895

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Cis Peg Rocket Scotty
  • Unit: 1st Scouting Force

Revisions

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ContributorHotelie1970
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GENERAL ORDER # 550, dated 23 November 1944: From Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding Brigadier General Turner.

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ContributorHotelie1970
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GENERAL ORDER # 550, dated 23 November 1944: From Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding Brigadier General Turner.

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Contributorblack1980
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i have his ww2 photo album

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ContributorAAM
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Dale McCrory: Gallery (14 items)

Object number: UPL 19738 - 1st scouting force / Dale McCrory

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