Joseph Patteeuw
"Patt"
Detroit, MI
Joe Patteeuw with his crew chief Oscar Garrison
Photo courtesy of Chuck Konsler
Joe Patteeuw's Medals
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| Airmedal | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| (? Oak Leaf Clusters) | (? Oak Leaf Clusters) |
Assigned Aircraft
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| AIRCRAFT | SERIAL NUMBER | CALL LETTERS | DATES ASSIGNED | DESCRIPTION | DISPOSITION |
| P-51B | 43-6840 | VF-Z | Unk | Unk | Possibly salvaged when the gear was broken by a new pilot on landing and it slid into the bay. |
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| P-51D | 44-13325 | VF-Z | Unk | 1/2 D-Day bands on the fuselage only, ETO bands on wings and tail, no fin fillet. | Unk |
Victories
(includes only those while in the 4th FG)
| Date | Enemy A/C | Air/Ground | Place | Number | |
 | 4/29/44 | Ju-52 | Ground | Unk | 0.5 |
| | 4/30/44 | Seaplanes | Ground | French Lake returning from St. Dizier-Lyon area, Fr. | 0.75 |
| | 8/6/44 | Me-410 | Ground | 20 mi s/e of Berlin, Ger. | 1 |
| TOTAL VICTORIES | 4TH FG | ||||
| Air | Ground | Total | Air | Ground | Total |
| 0 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.25 |