"Sunny VIII", red name outlined black, 2 mirrors, light blue AG panel, canopy edged in red, light blue rudder, aft canopy with 10 red/white/black kill flags,
no ETO or D-Day bands
Salvaged 5/29/45
P-51D
44-72210
VF-S
?-6/15/45
light blue AG panel, canopy edged in red, light blue rudder,
2 mirrors, 2 seat aircraft, 3 section canopy, no ETO or D-Day bands, radar antennas on top/bottom/
front of outer wing
Salvaged 5/29/45
Air to Air Victories
(includes only those while in the 4th FG)
Date
Enemy A/C
Air/Ground
Place
Number
None with the 4th Fighter Group
TOTAL VICTORIES
4TH FG
Air
Ground
Total
Air
Ground
Total
7.83
1.5
9.33
0
0
0
Other victories with the 355th FG
Career Highlights/Lowlights
February 21, 1945, joined 4th FG
February 21, 1945, Group and Station CO
May 25, 1939, Commissioned an officer in the US Army
December 7, 1941, Flew first combat in WWII at Pearl Harbor
February 1941 - September 1942, In P-40 unit on Wake and Midway Islands
December 1943, Transferred to 355th FG
November 4, 1944, 335th FG CO
180 missions, 510 combat hours in WWII (280 in Pacific)