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[Photo board of 56th Fighter Group personnel] (Item)
[Photo board of 56th Fighter Group personnel]
Photograph of a photo board displaying members of the 56th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1940s. Includes photographic portraits of each service member and lists the personnel of the 61st, 62nd, and 63rd Fighters Squadrons.
[63rd Fighter Squadron with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt] (Item)
[63rd Fighter Squadron with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]
Photographic group portrait of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, posing with a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, circa 1940s. Some of the servicemen are identified via inscription. Inscription on verso: "63rd Fighter Sqdn. T.R.: Compton [George Compton], Hall [George F. Hall], [blank], Ludwig [Vance Ludwig], Dugas [Harry Dugas], Moore, Perry, Brown, Schiltz [Glen Schiltz]. M.R.:…
[Harold E. Comstock oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)
[Harold E. Comstock oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Harold E. Comstock discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in Europe with the 63rd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group. Special focus on several of his combat missions, including one on December 23, 1944 in which he destroyed…
[Harold E. Comstock oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)
[Harold E. Comstock oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Harold E. Comstock discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, Comstock is interviewed by historian Eric M. Hammel and provides clarifying details regarding the wartime experiences and missions discussed in part one. He also describes his training history and touches briefly on his postwar…
[Paul A. Conger oral history interview] (Item)
[Paul A. Conger oral history interview]
Fighter ace Paul A. Conger discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in Europe with the 61st and 63rd Fighter Squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group. Special focus on several of his combat missions in Germany and the Netherlands, including one in which he encountered a large group of…
[Leslie C. Smith oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)
[Leslie C. Smith oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Leslie C. Smith is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group. Special focus on a bomber escort mission to Brunswick, Germany on March 15, 1944 in which Smith scored an aerial victory. He also touches…
[Leslie C. Smith oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)
[Leslie C. Smith oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Leslie C. Smith is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the European Theater with the 56th Fighter Group. Topics discussed include his personal background, his training and service history, stories about…