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475th "Satans Angels" |
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475th "Satans Angels" |
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| Air Forced Assigned To: | 5th AF (May '43 - end WWII) | |
| Stations Flown From: | Amberley Field, Australia (May '43 - Aug '43) | |
| Dobodura, New Guinea (Aug '43 - March '44) | ||
| Nadzab, New Guinea (March '44 - May '44) | ||
| Hollandia, New Guinea (May '44 - July '44) | ||
| Biak (July '44 - Oct '44) | ||
| Dulag, Leyte (Oct '44 - Feb '45) | ||
| San Jose, Mindoro (Feb '45) | ||
| Clark Field, Luzon (Feb '45 - April '45) | ||
| Lingayen, Luzon (April '45 - Aug '45) | ||
| Ie Shima (Aug '45 - end WWII) | ||
| Campaigns Flown in: | China Defensive | |
| New Guinea | ||
| Bismark Archipelago | ||
| Western Pacific | ||
| Leyte | ||
| Luzon | ||
| China Offensive | ||
| Awards Won: | Distinguished Unit Citation: New Guinea (18 & 21 Aug '43) | |
| Distinguished Unit Citation: New Guinea (15 & 17 Oct '43) | ||
| Distinguished Unit Citation: Philippine islands (25 Oct - 25 Dec '44) | ||
| Philippine Presidential Unit Citation | ||
Aces were:
(scores in the group only- some scored victories while flying in other groups or
squadrons)
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HQ: |
C. MacDonald (27) | ||||||
| M. Smith (9) | |||||||
| J. Loisel (1) | |||||||
| 431st FS: | T. McGuire (38) | 432nd FS: | J. Loisel (10) | 433rd FS: | J. Fisk (7) | ||
| F. Lent (11) | E. Summer (10) | J. Purdy (7) | |||||
| F. Champlin (9) | P. Dahl (9) | D. Roberts (7) | |||||
| K. Hart (8) | J. Forester (9) | C. Wire (7) | |||||
| V. Elliot (7) | F. Harris (8) | J. Smith (6) | |||||
| D. Allen (6) | Z. Dean (7) | W. Lewis (5) | |||||
| E. Czarnecki (6) | B. Gresham (6) | J. McKeon (4) | |||||
| V. Jett (6) | P. Lucas (6) | ||||||
| J. Pietz (6) | V. Cloud (5) | ||||||
| H. Reeves (6) | H. Condon (5) | ||||||
| M. Kirby (5) | G. Gholson (4) | ||||||
| L. Lutton (5) | J. Ince (4) | ||||||
| F. Monk (5) | D. Roberts (3) | ||||||
| P. Morriss (5) | |||||||
| J. Tilley (5) | |||||||
| A. Wenige (5) | |||||||
| H. Brown (4) | |||||||
| J. Mankin (4) | |||||||
| W. Lewis (2) | |||||||
| F. Nichols (1) | |||||||
| Total Aircraft Claims in Air: | Destroyed | Probable | Damaged | |||
| 552 | 61 | 36 | ||||
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| 431 FS | 432nd FS | 433rd FS | |||
| RED COLOR | YELLOW COLOR | BLUE COLOR |
| Planes Flown: | P38 |
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Official 475th FG webpage
Lindbergh's time with the 475th
FG
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