357th
Fighter
Group

 

Air Forced Assigned To:    8th (Nov '43 - end WWII)
   
Stations Flown From:   Raydon, England (Nov '43 - Jan '44)
  Leiston, England (Jan '44 - End WWII)
 
Campaigns Flown in:   Air Offensive, Europe
  Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
 
Awards Won:   Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany 6 March & 29 June '44
  Distinguished Unit Citation: Derben, Germany 14 Jan '45
French Croix de Guerre with Palm 11 Feb '44 - 15 Jan '45
 
Claims against aircraft in Air:   Destroyed   Probable   Damaged
595.5   21   106
 

Aces Were:
(Some Aces may have scored other victories while flying for other groups and/or squadrons)

   HQ: R.W. Foy (7)     
    A.J. Evans (6)
I.H. Dregne (5)
T.L. Hayes (4.5)
J.D. Landers (1)
   
362nd FS: L.K. Carson (18.5) 363rd FS: C.E. Anderson (16.25) 364th FS: R.A. Peterson (15.5)
  J.B. England (17.5)   D.H. Bochkay (13.833) J.A. Storch (10.5)
J.A. Kirla (11.5) C.E. Yeager (11.5) R.M. Shaw (8)
F.E. Adams (9) R.W. Foy (8) G.V. Davis (7.5)
O.D. Jenkins (8.5) J.W. Browning (7) D.E. Karger (7.5)
   J.E. Broadhead (8) J.F. Pierce (7) J.B. Carder (7)
J.L. Sublett (8) F.L. Gailer (5.5) G.E. Tyler (7)
C.E. Weaver (8) W.R. O'Brian (7) R.G. Schimanski (6)
R.H. Becker (7) E.W. Hiro (5) P.R. Hatala (5.5)
G.M. O'Brien (7) D.C. McGee (1) L.A. Ruder (5.5)
J.F. Pugh (6) R.P. Winks (5.5)
A.J. Roberson (6) R.M. Bank (5)
A.C. Murphy (4) T.L. Harris (5)
  C.K. Maxwell (5)
W.C. Reese (5)
M.A. Stanley (5)
J.R. Warren (5)
T.L. Hayes (4)
A.C. Murphy (2)
 
Squadron Insignia and Codes:
362nd FS   363rd FS   364th FS

G4 B6 C5
 
Planes Flown:   P51
 

 

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G4*J of the 362nd Squadron, "Georgia Boy Too"  - 44-63863

Jim Sterling photo
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B6*A of the 363rd Squadron, "Pappy's Answer" - pilot Capt. John Stern

USAF Museum photo
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B6*R of the 363rd Squadron - pilot Lt. Alan Abner

USAF Museum photo
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C5*U of the 364th Squadron, "Cathy Mae" - pilot Lt. Dale Karger. This plane was lost jan '45 with Lt. McCall flying (KIA)

Dale Karger photo
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364th Squadron Ace Lt. Dale Karger in his P51

Dale Karger photo
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364th Squadron Ace Capt. Glendon Davis in his "B" model Mustang "Pregnant Polecat" - he was brought down in this aircraft but evaded capture

Glendon Davis photo
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Leading 363rd Squadron Ace C.E. 'Bud' Anderson on his Mustang B6*S "Old Crow"

C.E. 'Bud' Anderson photo
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Lt. Robert Becker getting ready to fly in the first plane he was assigned to. G4*O "Sebastian" That's Lt. Becker getting ready to get into the cockpit and Pat Buzzeo standing there getting the straps ready for him. Asst. crew chief, Jack Neilson is barely visible below the exhaust stack.

Pat Buzzeo photo
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Lt. Jessy R Frey from Indianapolis, Indiana. He played trumpet with his home town band and the bands theme song was and still is "Ain't Misbehaven" and so we called the airplane by the same name (left to right) Corporal Christensen, Armorer, Lt. Jessy R Frey Asst crew chief Sgt Jack Neilson and crew chief S/Sgt Pat Buzzeo.

Pat Buzzeo Photo

Capt Hershel Pascoe,  363rd FS  1943

Photo courtesy of Jack Cook

Lt. 'Daddy' Rabbit Peters,  363rd FS

Photo courtesy of Jack Cook

'Sweet Helen'

Courtesy of Stuart Wright

P51B, B6-R, tail number, 36858, "STAR EYES" in D-Day stripes - 363 FS. Pilot/other info unknown

Courtesy of Steve Burghart

P51B, B6-R, tail number, 36858, "STAR EYES" in D-Day stripes - 363 FS. Pilot/other info unknown

Courtesy of Steve Burghart

357th FG Webpage
Bud Anderson's Webpage

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