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1st Lt Merle F Caldwell 504FS, 339FG, 8AF awarded DFC 14-Sep-44.

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Units

Captain George Hrico, Captain Evan M "Johnny" Johnson, Major Archie A Tower and Lieutenant Richard E Krauss of the 339th Fighter Group in front of a P-51 Mustang (6N-W, serial number 44-14705) nicknamed "Boomerang". Image via James G Robinson. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt Hrico, Johnson, Tower & Krauss, 505 FS, Archie Tower.'

339th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A pilot and ground crewman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (5Q-O, serial number 44-15499) nicknamed "Punkie II".

504th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Merle Fredrick Caldwell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: 33039830 / O-802903
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Revisions

Date: 3 Sep 2017 07:30:07

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations

Sources

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