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| Air Forced Assigned To: | 5th AF (May '42) | |
| Stations Flown From: | Melbourne, Australia (Feb '42) | |
| Bankstown, Australia (Feb '42 - April '42) | ||
| Darwin, Australia (April '42 - Oct '42) | ||
| Port Moresby, New Guinea (Oct '42 - March '43) | ||
| Dobodura, New Guinea (March '43 - Nov '43) | ||
| Gusap, New Guinea (Dec '43 - April '44) | ||
| Finchhafen, New Guinea (April '44 - May '44) | ||
| Hollandia, New Guinea (May '44 - June '44) | ||
| Biak (June '44 - Oct '44) | ||
| Tacloban, Leyte (Oct '44 - Dec '44) | ||
| San Jose, Mindiro (Dec '44 - Feb '45) | ||
| Lingayen, Luzon (Feb '45 - Aug '45) | ||
| Okinawa (Aug '45 - end WWII) | ||
| Campaigns Flown in: | East Indies | |
| Air Offensive, Japan | ||
| China Defensive | ||
| Papua | ||
| New Guinea | ||
| Bismarck Archipelago | ||
| Western Pacific | ||
| Leyte | ||
| Luzon | ||
| China Offensive | ||
| Awards Won: | Distinguished Unit Citation: Australia, 14 March - 25 Aug '42 | |
| Distinguished Unit Citation: Papua, Oct '42 - 23 Jan '43 | ||
| Distinguished Unit Citation: Philippine Islands, 27 Oct - 7 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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G.R. Johnson (11) | ||||||
| E.E. Wright (6) | |||||||
| W.R. Jordon (4) | |||||||
| G. Laven (1) | |||||||
| J.A. Watkins (1) | |||||||
| 7th FS: | R. M. DeHaven (14) | 8th FS: | R.W. Aschenbrener (10) | 9th FS: | R.I. Bong (16) | ||
| J.B. Paris (9) | E.A. Harris (10) | G.R. Johnson (11) | |||||
| F.H. Damstrom (8) | R.W. White (9) | J.A. Watkins (11) | |||||
| A. Stanton (8) | S.A. Pierce (7) | G.E. Fanning (9) | |||||
| E.E. Dent (6) | W.C. Drier (6) | J.G. O'Neill (8) | |||||
| F.E. Dick (5) | J.P. Hagerstrom (6) | J.D. Landers (6) | |||||
| M.E. Mathre (5) | R.L. Howard (6) | A.J. Reynolds (6) | |||||
| F.A. Nichols (4) | D.W. Meuten (6) | R.H. Wandrey (6) | |||||
| D.W. Allen (2) | N.K. Castle (5) | E.J. Ambort (5) | |||||
| W.J. Hennon (2) | W.C. Day (5) | W.D. Curton (5) | |||||
| S.W. Andrew (1) | M.C. Felts (5) | C.W. Gupton (5) | |||||
| N.D. Flack (5) | R.H. Vaught (5) | ||||||
| J.B. Morehead (5) | W.F. Haney (4) | ||||||
| G.E. Kiser (4) | R.L. Wire (3) | ||||||
| I.B. Donalson (2) | |||||||
| W.R. Jordan (2) | |||||||
| S.S. Woods (2) | |||||||
| H.W. Brown (1) | |||||||
| J.C. Mankin (1) | |||||||
| A.E. Wenige (1) | |||||||
| Total Aircraft Claims in Air: | Destroyed | Probable | Damaged | |||
| 664 | 106 | 61 | ||||
| Squadron Insignia and Codes: |
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| Spinner Colors and codes- | Blue 11 thru 39 |
Yellow (Black on
metal finish) 40 thru 69 |
White (Red on metal
finish ) 70-99 |
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| Planes Flown: | P-39 |
| P-40 | |
| P-38 | |
| P-47 | |
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