362nd Fighter Group in WWII

362nd
Fighter
Group

Air Forced Assigned To:		9th (Nov '43 - end WWII)

Stations Flown From:		Wormingford, England (Nov '43 -April '44)
		Headcorn, England (April '44 - July '44)
		Ligneroles, France (July '44 - Aug '44)
		Rennes, France (Aug '44 - Sept '44)
		Prosnes, France (Sept '44 - Nov '44)
		Rouvres, France (Nov '44 - April 45)
		Frankfurt, Germany (April '45)
		Furth, Germany (April '45 - May '45)
		Illesheim, Germany (May '45)
		Straubing, Germany (May '45 End WWII)

Campaigns Flown in:		American Theatre
		Air Offensive, Europe
		Normandy
		Northern France
		Rhineland
		Ardennes-Alsace
		Central Europe

Awards Won:		Distinguished Unit Citation: Brest, France, 25 Aug '44
		Distinguished Unit Citation: Moselle-Rhine River Triangle, 16 March '45

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

		HQ:	M.D. Magoffin (5)

377th FS:	E.O. Fisher (7)	378th FS:	J.Z. Matte (7)	379th FS:	Ø
	Cole, C (4)

Total Aircraft Claims in Air:	Destroyed	Probable	Damaged
	121	6	53

Squadron Insignia and Codes:
	377th FS	378th FS 378th History	379th FS
	E4	G8	B8

Planes Flown:	P47

	362nd CO Col. Mort Magoffin AFAA
	378th Squadron Ace Col. Joe Matte AFAA
	Group commanders from the 362nd, taken from what seems to be the group history Photo courtesy of Fred Buettner
	USAF photo of P-47's Photo courtesy of Fred Buettner
	Lt. Allen Gilbert Kinne's plane "The New Yorker" Photo courtesy of Jeffry Kinne
	the 362nd at field A12 in France. It was in the personal possessions of Capt. Cline Photo courtesy of John Baloga's son
	Lt. John M. Baloga, 362nd FS Photo courtesy of John Baloga's son
RareyBird	Link to a great site on the 362nd FG

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Data for this page was found and used from the following publications-

Air Force Combat Units of WWII, by USAF Historical Div. Air University
Stars and Bars by the Frank Olynyk
Mogin's Maulers by 362nd FG

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