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Philip E. McCullough
PHILIP E. McCULLOUGH, born in
Saugus, Mass. May 29, 1916. He attended
local schools and on Jan. 26, 1942 enlisted
in the Air Force at Boston, Mass. Preflight -
Maxwell Field - March 30, 1942; Primary
- Helena, Arkansas - July 6, 1942; Basic
- Gunter Field - Sept. 7, 1942 -
Advanced - Marianna, Florida - Commission and Wings - January 14, 1943, class
of 43A. Assigned to the 8th Air Force, 360
Sq., 356 Group based near Ipswich, England.
On March 20, 1944 with only four missions
remaining in his tour of duty, he was hit by
enemy flak over Belgium in enemy territory.
Bailing out of his flaming P-47 he sustained
a facial flak wound and a leg injury acquired
by hitting the stabilizer and aggravated by the
pull of the parachute harness. He was picked
up and brought to interrogation headquarters. After two weeks in solitary confinement
he was sent to Stalag Luft III. Two escape
attempts failed and he remained a POW for
14 months until liberated by General Patton.
While a POW he provided camp entertainment as a violinist on a violin provided by the
Red Cross. As an accomplished violinist he
answered all requests of his fellow POWs -
day or night. Back in Saugus he continued his
interest in aviation and was a reserve officer
at Grenier Field Manchester, New Hampshire. He was ROPA'd out in the early 60's
with the rank of Major. Having acquired his
commercial pilot's - multi-engine license,
he enjoyed many more years of private aviation in his Beechcraft Bonanza. With a
winter home in the Bahamas he made several
trips a year in his "magic Carpet". He
attended the Republic reunion at Farmingdale - was a charter and life member. He
hosted several New England P47 reunions at
his home in Saugus, Mass. He regarded the
P47 as a truly great flying machine and
thoroughly enjoyed his association with his
fellow P47 pilots. He was owner and operator
of his own manufacturing company - Connac Products Company in Saugus, engaged in
the manufacture of parts in stainless steel for
filtration equipment used in highly specialized fields. He died after a lengthy illness
Nov. 7, 1978. He made his final flight in
October 1978 to the Bahamas. He is survived by his widow Rosemary J. Finn McCullough whom he married in April of 1958.
He downed two Jerries in a number of
furious dog fights around a crippled Fortress
during a flight to and from Frankfurt, in Feb.
1944.
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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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