Edward J Malo
MilitaryClassification Ctr. in Nashville, TN; pre-flight at Maxwell Field, AL; primary in Lafayette, LA; basic in Greenville, MS; advanced at Selma, AL; Class 43-K; P-47 transition in Richmond, VA; P-47 gunnery in Norfolk, VA; at MH 5/44 to 10/44; flew P-47s on 75 missions for 264 combat hours; VA Air National Guard; USAFR - AACS; retired as Major
DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DUC/ EAME w/ 4 Battle Stars/ WW II VM
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- 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
- Nicknames: Carmen Ich Brauche Du
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
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Born |
Taunton, Massachusetts | 15 June 1923 | |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self