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Erik Price Littlejohn
ERIK PRICE LITTLEJOHN, born Marshall, Texas January 26, 1920. Was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia with a B.S. Degree
in Civil Engineering and worked as an engineer until called to active duty in May,
1942. Entered service as a 2nd Lt. in the
U.S. Calvary and was assigned to Armored
Force School, Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Upon
completion of Armored Force Training was
assigned to 3rd Armored Division, California
at which time the Army became aware that he
held a commercial pilot's license and transferred him to the Army Air Corps where he
underwent military pilots' training in the
first class of Student Officers, graduating
from Randolph Field, Kelly Field and
received his wings at Aloe Field, Victoria,
Texas. Assigned to the 327th Fighter Group,
Richmond, Virginia for training in P-40's.
With the formation of the 358th Fighter
Group he was assigned to the 366th Fighter
Squadron of that Group for overseas combat
duty. This group was first assigned to the 8th
Air Force where it served as escort for heavy
bombers out of England, then to the 9th Air
Force where it concentrated on Dive Bombing and finally to the First Tactical Air Force
(Prov.) for ground support of troops advancing across France and Germany. During the
twenty-three months of combat duty, he
served as flight leader in the 366th Fighter
Squadron and flew 167 sorties, being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air
Medal with 13 Oak leaf Clusters. The European Theatre of Operations with 6 Battle
Stars, the Presidential Unit Citation with two
Oak Leaf Clusters, Canadian Volunteer Ribbon and others. He was one of eight pilots to
fly both the first and last combat mission of
the 358th Fighter Group. Released from
active duty in January, 1946 he attended
Graduate School at the University of Texas
where he was a member of the Alpha Tau
Omega Fraternity. On leaving the university
he entered the Fire and Casualty Insurance
field where he served as Vice-President and
Secretary of the Texas Standard Insurance
Company and as President of the Caribbean
Assurance Corp. of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin
Islands. He is currently operations manager
of Tex Cal Inventory Specialists, Inc., Houston, Texas.
In 1948 he was married to Marjorie
Knapp, Broadway Musical Singing Star
under contract to Rodgers and Hammerstein,
and they have three children: John Price
Littlejohn (Architect), Erik Poag Littlejohn
(Attorney) and Anne Starr Littlejohn (Physical Education Instructor).
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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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