UPL 39590
IMAGEAn Ace credited with downing 11 enemy aircraft, Major Rockford V. Gray served as the first squadron commander of the 369th Fighter Squadron. From Dallas, TX, "Rocky" flew with the 359th FG from March 1943 through October 1943, transferred to HQ, and then to the 365th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, on 19 February 1944. Major Gray was KIA while flying with the 365th FG.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 365th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (365th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-427720
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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ContributorJanet Fogg
Sources
Photo courtesy Paul D. Bruns.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.