George N Ahles

Military
media-22447.jpeg UPL 22447 Pilots of the 351FS, 353FG pose in front of a Republic P-47 at an airbase in England. Sept 44.

Standing L-R: Lt Strobell, Lt Biddy, Lt Hungate, Lt Tumlin, Lt Milligan, Lt Toppel, Lt Thistlethwaite, Lt Weaver, Lt Perpente, Capt Leatherman, Lt Hunter, Lt Stump, Lt Stanley, Lt Edwards, Lt King, Capt Lefebre.
Kneeling L-R: Lt Frank, Lt Trudeau, Lt Mincik, Lt Maguire, Lt Terzian, Major Christian, Capt Emory, Lt Field, Lt Ahles, Capt Byers.

Nara Ref 3A47475-3A47999.

Object Number - UPL 22447 - Pilots of the 351FS, 353FG pose in front of a Republic P-47 at an airbase in England. Sept 44. Standing L-R: Lt Strobell, Lt Biddy, Lt Hungate,...

Enlisted USAAC Nov-39. Posted to A-20 light bomber squadron. Qualified for pilot training Nov-40. Entered Aviation Cadets Jan-42. Presented wings Nov-42. Advanced pilot training Sep-42. Married Sep-42. Joined 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF nucleus Dec-42. Shipped to ETO with 351FS. Flew combat operations from May-43 till Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: DFC (2 OLC), AM (4 OLC), WWII Victory.



Post War: Remained in USAAF/USAF till 1949. Saleman for family firm.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat IV Carolene
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat II
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-O, serial number 42-8619) nicknamed "Man Made Monster" of the 4th Fighter Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide:" P-47 ww QP B33"
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Man Made Monster
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Promoted

Evansville, IN, USA 29 February 1916

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Evansville, IN, USA

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK Promoted to Captain.

Other

Assigned

Norfolk, VA, USA Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Raydon Based with 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

S Chanute St, Rantoul, IL 61866, USA Enlisted USAAC. Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL, USA.

Died

Dunwoody, GA, USA

Buried

Evansville, IL 62242, USA Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Evansville Vanderburgh County Indiana, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries. Now includes information from the following source:
AccidentReports.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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