35th
Fighter
Group

 

Air Forced Assigned To:    5th AF 
   
Stations Flown From:   Brisbane, Australia (Feb '44 - March '44)
  New Delhi, India (March '44 - May '42)
Sydney, Australia (May '42 - July '42)
Port Moresby, New Guinea (July '42 - Aug '43)
Tsili Tsili, New Guinea (Aug '43 - Oct '43)
Nadzab, New Guinea (Oct '43 - Feb '44)
Gusap, New Guinea (Feb '44 - July '44)
Owi, Schouten Islands (July '44 - Sept '44)
Morotai (Sept '44 - Jan '45)
  Mangaldan, Luzon (Jan '45 - April '45)
  Lingayen, Luzon (April '45)
    Clark Field, Luzon (April '45 - June '45
    Okinawa (June '45 - End WWII)
     
Campaigns Flown in:   East indies
  Air Offensive, Japan
China Defensive
Papua
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
  Western Pacific
     Leyte
    Luzon
    Ryukyus
    China Offensive
     
Awards Won:   Distinguished Unit Citation: Papua, 23 July '42 - 23 Jan '43
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
 

Aces were:
(scores in the group only- some scored victories while flying in other groups or squadrons)

HQ:

 W.F. McDonough (3)
 
39th FS: T.J. Lynch (12)           40th FS: W.H. Strand (7)   41st FS: J.D. Mugavaro (6)
K.C. Sparks (11) E.C. Baker (6) F.E. Dubisher (5)
P.M. Stanch (10) A.J. Hunter (5) E.R. Hoyt (4)
L.V. Grosshuesch (8) R.R. Yaeger (5) W.L. Turner (1)
R.E. Smith (7) W.F. McDonough (2)  
  S.O. Andrews (6)            
  H.A. Eason (6)            
  C.S. Gallop (6)            
  J.H. Lane (6)            
  R.I. Bong (5)            
  C.L. Jones (5)            
  C.W. King (5)            
  R.C. Suehr (5)            
  C.P. Sullivan (5)            
               
Total Aircraft Claims in Air:  Destroyed    Probable    Damaged   
  387   95   73
 

Squadron Insignia and Codes:
39th FS   40th FS   41st FS
Aircraft numbers- Light Blue 10-39   Red 40-69   Buff or Yellow 70-99
           
Planes Flown: P-400
P-39
  P-38
  P-47
  P-51
   

 

P47 #46, of the 40th FS

Photo: USAF Museum

P51 Mustangs of the 35th FG breaking off for approach at Yanton, Okinawa 27 July, '45

Photo: USAF Museum

Capt. Leroy Grosshuesch, 8 victory Ace from the 39th FS, the 'Cobras'

Jim Sterling Collection

Capt. Leroy Grosshuesch, 8 victory Ace from the 39th FS, the 'Cobras'

Jim Sterling Collection

Nice colorized photo of Leroy Grosshuesch

Jim Sterling Collection

Robert Yaeger of the 40th FS

Jim Sterling Collection

Chet Trout 40th FS 35th FG awarded DSC for attacking 36 jap lanes over Port Moresby in a P-400 on July 2, 1942. Sitting in AT-6

Photo courtesy of Jack Cook

Chet Trout 40th FS 35th FG awarded DSC for attacking 36 jap lanes over Port Moresby in a P-400 on July 2, 1942. Standing in front of a P-39

Photo courtesy of Jack Cook

Chet Trout , KIA along with 2 others in his flight by flak over Germany as OPS officer 27th FS 1st FG in a P-38L.  How sad to fight the whole war and then die 2 weeks before it's over! 

Photo courtesy of Jack Cook

P-38F #16 (39th FS) flown by Capt Bob Farout (KIA)

Photo courtesy of Jack Cook

great colorized photo of 39th FS P-39

Photo courtesy of BaileyMFB

Citation award for Alfred H. Charland

Photo courtesy of Wanda Charland

T/Sgt Alfred H. Charland

Photo courtesy of family

Official 35th FG webpage

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