Henry Porter Plunk

Military
media-48577.jpeg UPL 48577 Major Henry P. Plunk, 479FG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 48577 - Major Henry P. Plunk, 479FG.

I'm Daryl Plunk. My dad, Henry Porter Plunk (1922-2006) flew as an Army Air Force Captain, and fighter pilot of P38s and P51, stationed at Wattisham Air Base, UK, May 1944 - Jan. 1945. He flew 60 combat missions, was credited with one-half of a German Bf 109 kill, and received a number of commendations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He spent a full career as a pilot and retired from the US Air Force in 1962. He then completed a second career in the private and civilian government sectors before retiring from employment.



Originally from Bethel Springs, TN, he passed away in Vancleave, MS, as did our mom, Peggy Plunk, five years later.

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Aircraft

Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed "Ambrosia".
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Ambrosia Give em Hell For H. L. Jr.
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bethel Springs, TN 38315, USA 14 November 1922 Son of John Franklin and Myrtle Lorena [Barber] Plunk.

Enlisted

Camp Forrest, TN 16 November 1942 Camp Forrest, Tennessee

Died

Ocean Springs, MS, USA 13 March 2006

Buried

Liberty Church Cemetery Forty Forks McNairy County TN 16 March 2006 Liberty Church Cemetery Forty Forks McNairy County Tennessee, USA.

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Assigned

Wattisham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK Assigned to 436FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.
Vancleave, MS, USA

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Combined Duplicate information.

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I'm the son of Major Plunk

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the 479th FG Yearbook, D790.G479, p 213

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