James Baker
Military | First Sergeant (1st Grade) | Fighter Pilot | 356th Fighter Group
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 42 missions. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Albert S Mason
Military
Service
People
Units served with
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356th Fighter Group
Group
The 356th Fighter Group flew 413 missions between 15 October 1943 and 7 May 1945 and suffered the highest ratio of losses to enemy aircraft claims of any Eighth Air Force Group. This gave the Group the reputation of being the 'hard luck' outfit. The... -
359th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-15183 'Bama Baby' 'Nikki'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 1st Lt James B Baker Jr.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:03:11 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller |
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