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Quentin J. Goss
QUENTIN J. GOSS, born July 9,
1920 near Glenfield, North Dakota. He grew
up and attended school in Carrington, North
Dakota. After two years in Jamestown College, N.D. he was admitted to the U.S. Military Academy. After Pearl Harbor, classes
there went on a wartime schedule which
included flight training as a cadet in Class
42-K. Graduation from the Military Academy and commissioning followed in January
1943.
His first assignment was P-40 transition at
Craig Field, Alabama followed by assignment
to the 327th Training Group at Richmond
Army Air Base, Virginia. This Group transitioned to P-47's in mid.1943. Service with
the 327th included flying Atlantic Coast
patrol out of Langley Field; three missions
almost every 24 hours for approximately one
month and over 100 hours Jug time. The Jug
was able to tangle with the-Navy F-6's and
more than hold its own. After part of the
327th moved to the Norfolk Airport, Goss
took a group of 20 replacement pilots to the
Mediterranean, joining the 66th Squadron,
57th Fighter Group on Corsica.
He flew 108 missions which included the
first fighter strike over the beach on D-Day in
southern France and "Operation Strangle,"
the interediction effort in Italy. He was
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and
the Air Medal with seven Clusters. Returning
to the States a few weeks before V.E Day, the
next assignment was to a P-47 training group
at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Shortly there.
after, he entered the-academic world receiving a graduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Georgia Tech. For the next
several years assignments were with Air
Research and Development Command, Hq.
USAF and Air Force Systems Command.
These assignments included project officer
responsibilities on Snark, Air Defense Missiles, Titan and Minuteman.
Retirement from the Space and Missile
Organization took place in January, 1970
followed immediately with a systems program
management position with the National Cash
Register Corporation in San Diego. The company has changed its name to the NCR
Corporation and Goss is now at an NCR
manufacturing facility in the Orlando, Florida area. He married Jerry Kellogg in 1945
and has two daughters, Linda and Susan.
Linda has provided three grandsons, Sam,
Charlie and Jeffery.
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Biography Summary
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John Abbotts
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P-47 transition followed at Pocatello, Idaho and Greenville, Texas after which he was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group in England. When the news of his arrival reached Berlin, Hitler retired to his bunker with his cyanide capsule and revolver. Eva found the news equally depressing.
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Asa A. Adair
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He returned to the States in August of 1944 after participating in the invasion "D" Day. He flew P-63's, P-51's, F-80's, T-33's, F-84's, T-38's, P-47's in numerous assignments during the following twenty years in in, Japan, U.S.A. and Europe before retiring after twenty-six years of Active Duty.
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Edward B. Addison
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The 507th Fighter Group, equipped with P-47N's, won the Presidential Unit Citation for destroying 32 Japanese aircraft in the air on one mission to Seoul, Korea. The average flying time for raids to Korea and Japan would be 7 to 9 hours flying time. In a total of 31 months, the 507th not only provided top cover for B-29's, but also
dive-bombed, napalm-bombed and flew low-level on strafing missions.
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Levon B. Agha-Zarian
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It is rumored that he, took his primary training on a flying rug. He flew Spits, briefly, in England, but as the, war moved to the East, he was sent to India as a Sgt. Pilot and first saw action from Ceylon, flying the Curtiss P.36, the Brewster Buffalo, and the Hurricane. At this point he might have opted for the rug! This was at the time of the fall of Singapore and the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
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George N. Ahles
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Posted to A-20 light bomber squadron Barksdale Field, Louisiana. . Group moved to Hunter Air Base Savannah, Georgia. Qualified for Pilot training November 1940. Entered Aviation Cadets January 1942. Presented wings November 1942 class of 42-J. Married Mary Louise while in Advanced Pilot Training at Craig AFB, Selma, Alabama, September 1942.
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Roy J. Aldritt
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Shortly after the group moved to France he ran into some unseen flak and was forced to make a nylon descent behind the lines; some evasion and a lot of luck had him back with his unit
in 24 hours.
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Eugene J. Amaral
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After graduation from Stonington High School he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in December 1942 and was called to active duty in March, 1943. He received his wings and commission at Spence Field, Georgia as a member of the Class of 43-C.
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Talmadge L. Ambrose
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Flew 84 missions thru VE Day, was downed by 22mm ground fire over Siefried Line. He destroyed 11 enemy aircraft, 9 known confirmed in air and on
ground, including 4 FW 190-D's in one afternoon over Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, 17 man, Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Pacific Theatre and European Theatre Meda1s with 5 Battle
Stars and Unit Citation Medal.
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John C. Anderson
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After P-47 transition he was assigned to the 406th Fighter Group, 512th Fighter Squadron. (E.T
.0.) He flew 56 missions through January, 1945 destroying supply routes, bridges, and railroads; he also flew close support missions with the ground forces, with attacks on tanks, artillery and enemy positions.
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William Anderson
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It was not always flak,two ME-109's beat the hell out of me one day. The central controller called me and said "Basher-Red Leader do you have contact Bandits," I replied, "I sure do, I'll bring them over the field in 3 minutes, they're chasing me home." Got all the usual medals including two Belgium and two French but one I'm most proud of is the Silver Star -it is the greatest.
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