FRE 10002
IMAGEA recepit for handmade wellingtoon boots, purchased by Hubert Zemke, commanding officer 56th Fighter Group. Hubert Zemke (56th Fighter Group) has handwritten on the reverse: ' Here are the charges for the handmade wellington boots not a bad price in those days. To show how vain young fighter pilots could be another fa was adapted in the 56th Fighter Group. "Anyone attaining the ace status (five aerial victories) was permitted to tear out the linings of his tunic and replace it with a scarlet red one. Nothing in new in history the flamboyant Brig Gen George Custer of the North (Civil War US) had all his cavalry troops wear a red scarf in battle.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (479th Fighter Group) Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-022353
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commander