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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "P"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Louis J. Pernicka
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After a check out flight of one hour and
two landings, he flew his first combat mission. The objective was to divebomb a bridge and strafe the area. His P-47 was hit by flak
on the initial run and severely jamming the
flight controls. He was forced to bail-out over
the Tyrrhenian Sea and was picked up by the
British Air Sea Rescue Service, floating in a
dinghy. His combat virginity having been
lost under most difficult and wet circumstances
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Everett E. Peters
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He later transferred to Aviation Cadets and graduated with Class 43H. Joined the
373th Fighter Group 412th. Squadron during its inception at Westover Field, Mass. in August, 1943, and remained with it until it
was deactivated at Mitchel Field November,
1945.
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Cletus W. Peterson
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Shot down April
1944 by ground fire strafing airport near
Osnabruck, Germany. Captured two days
later near Oldenburg, Germany. POW Stalag 111 13 months. Separated from service April 1945 Captain.
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Roland E. Peterson
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We had strafed a train and as I pulled up the
wing got hit and as I passed over the locomotive the wing scraped the top of the cab. Got back to base O.K., new wing put on next day.
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William R. Phebus
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Perhaps Bill's Air Corp career could best
be remembered as the guy who hit the flagpole while buzzing Stone in England while he was supposed to be on an instrument flight
training mission
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Robert W. Phillips
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Graduated and
commissioned 7 January 1944 at Eagle Pass,
Texas. First assignment Central Instructors
School, Randolph, followed by assignment as
Basic Instructor at Majors AAF, Greenville,
Texas. Short assignment as co-pilot, B-17,
Lincoln AAF, Lincoln, Nebraska. Lied my
way back into fighters in June 1944. P-47s at
Harding AAF, Baton Rouge and RTU training at Abilene AAF, Abilene, Texas. Overseas assignment to 85 Sqdn., 79 FG in January
1945, Fiino, Italy. 29 missions
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Joseph Franklin Pickerel
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Joseph Franklin Pickerel
W/M 74" 157#
DOB: 24 Nov 1923
Branch: US Army Air Corp
Enlisted 23 Jun 1942
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James W. Pinkerton
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He flew P-40's in advance training at Luke Field and then transitioned to P-47's at
Harding Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Pinky joined the 366th Fighter Bomber
Group, 389th Fighter Squadron in England.
He flew from ALG # 1 in France and followed the 3rd and 9th Army through Europe
in close support of the armored and infantry
divisions.
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Robert J. Pinkowski
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Aerospace Defense Command writes an
eulogy for the fighter Pilot.- Say what you
will about him; arrogant, cocky, boisterous
and a fun loving fool to boot - but he has
earned his place in the sun
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Ken Placek
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By V-E Day Placek had 95 Combat Missions, and received awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with
17 clusters.
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