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Clifford Price
CLIFFORD PRICE, born February
11, 1923 Edgerton, Wisconsin. Enlisted
October 14, 1942. Graduated Moultrie,
Georgia Class 44D. First fighter P-40. P-47
training Richmond, Virginia. Assigned 9th
Air Force 368th Fighter Group 397th Fighter Squadron at Metz, France.
One memorable mission as I pulled up
from a strafing run I saw something move
across the horizon. The 12 of us went down
to investigate and found 50 to 60 ME 262
jets taking off in pairs. 2 just off the ground
were shot down and the leader said "lets go
home". I was tail end charlie and trying to
catch up when a 262 channeled straight up
in front of me like I was standing still.
Another mission we decided to shoot up a
building in the country. First plane fired
with no results. As second fired the whole
building blew and his plane disappeared. A
cloud went straight up to 25,000 feet. We
later found out that we had blown a nuclear
site and we didn't know what it was.
Another mission while shooting up several
trains in a city I was hit by 14 twenty and
forty millimeter shells. An explosion blew my
right aileron off. Made it home and discovered that my plane would roll over at 160 so I pushed it down at 180 after the leader told
me to land last so as not to mess up the
runway. After landing we found gas running
out, supercharger blown, and one strand left
of rudder cable.
Destroyed 4 Do 217's carrying V-I bomb
and a ME 109 on a airfield. Awarded The
Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal
with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. Also had the
distinction of logging the longest flight time
in our Group on a mission when 2 of our
planes had to land on a field on the front lines
with Germans on one side and Americans on
the other. 4 landed half way home and 4 of us
made it home.
Graduated from Chiropractic College
1948. Married Maxine Johnson 1949 and
raised 5 children. Retired from Air Reserve as
Lt. Col. 1972.
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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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