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Lee Marshall
LEE MARSHALL, born and raised in
Wisconsin; three (3) years at University of
Wisconsin; two years in U.S. Army, 11th and
16th Infantries; graduated from U.S. Military Academy, B.S. Engineering; Class 42-K
flying school, S.W.; flight instructor Operations; Parent Group, Richmond,
Virginia, checking out newly graduated
pilots, first in P-40's and then in P-47's.
Went overseas, ETO with the 371st Fighter Group (Jugs) and flew first 12 missions
from Ringwood, England prior to going onto
the Normandy Beach Head, Omaha Red, on
D-Day, 6 June 1944 with the Aviation Engineers to help build all the landing strips in the
invasion. Shortly after the 371st FG arrived
at A-6, St..Mere-Egliese, Normandy, France,
I rejoined my outfit and finished up with an
additional thirty-seven (37) missions prior to
a stint at Fighter Wing, Operations during
the Battle of the Bulge, and then returned to
the United States.
My first assignment was Chief, Fighter,
Requirements, Proving Ground Command,
Orlando, Florida, Hurricane Evac Officer
and A-2 Provost Marshal. Transferred to the
81st Fighter Wing, Wheeler Field, Hawaii
(P-47's), first as Squadron Operations, then
Air Instructor to the newly formed Air
National Guard, Bellows Field (P-47's), to
establish their Fighter Training. Returned to
Wheeler, AFB to take up duties in the newly
formed U.S. Air Force as A-2, 1OOth Fighter
Wing, A-2 Air Force Hawaiian Area and J-2,
Air, CINC PAC. Returned Stateside with
81st FG lOOth FW and transferred to Mitchel Field, N. York, CONAC as Chief Fighter Training; followed by Air Command and
Staff School and Naval War College, Intelligence; a stint in the Pentagon in War Plans;
overseas once again to England, Chief of
Plans, 3rd Air Force; next, Commander of a
Base Complex of 5 RAF Stations and Assistant SHAPE Coordinator, Atomic Strike
Force Europe and Stateside to Eastern Air
Defense Force, Chief of Plans; where I successfully wrote the plan that put 22 Squadrons Air National Guard, in place, on Active
Air Defense of the Country, at no additional
cost to the government. My final assignment
and retirement with 21 years was initially as
Dir. Operations, Air Defense Wing, Santa
Monica, California, to provide Systems
Development Corporation with technical
guidance for the SAGE System. Civilian life
in aerospace was nearly as exciting with four
(4) years as a Senior Research Engineer at Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, with four (4) years
as a Senior Systems Integration Engineer at
MacDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp. until the
Aerospace Crunch. I then founded Marshall
Enterprises, Inc., a Nevada Corp.; Grantsmanship Consultants as well as development
and marketing of proprietory products.
These products include oil field Fire-Safe-T
Shield and the latest family of products
consisting of week-end Prospectors Gold.
Concentrating equipment. On the social side;
Vice President, President and lately permanent Council Member, General Le May -Orange County Chapter 114, Air Force Association.
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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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