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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "D"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Donald A. Dreifke
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On 8 May 1945 (VE Day) at Regensburg,
Germany, he and a fellow POW were the first
to accept the surrender of the crew of a JV 87
Stuka that flew in to surrender to the Americans.
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Urban L. Drew
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He flew 319 hours of
combat in 76 missions with the "Yellowjackets" and received the Distinguished Flying
Cross plus cluster and the Air Medal plus
thirteen clusters, and the ETO Battle Ribbon
with three battle stars. He was credited with
the following victories. 6 - (Air) (3-Me-109's, 1-He.111, 2.Me-262's); 1 - (Air)
(Me-109, damaged); 1 - (Ground) (Ju-52,
destroyed); 1 - (Water) shared destroyed,
only German BV-238 VI six engine flying
Boat; 11 - Locomotives, destroyed; 7 -
Locomotives, damaged; 4 - Barges,
destroyed, water.
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Lyle H. Duba
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Took P-40 training at Sarasota,
Fla. and joined the 57th Fighter Group,
65th Squadron in Sicily in August, 1943.
The 57th was re-equipped with P-47s in Dec.
1943 and pioneered in the adaptation of the
high-altitude P-47 ad a low-level strafing and
dive-bombing aircraft.
Was awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf
Clusters. After 129 combat missions over
Sicily, Italy and Yugoslavia returned to the
ZOI with rank of Captain in August of 1944
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James Edward Duffy,Jr
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WWII FIGHTER ACE!
Jim Duffy joined Army Reserves in 1941, commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant after graduating from flight school at Moultrie Field, GA on Jan 14, 1943. He joined the 354FS/355th FG in spring, 1943 and sailed with group to England in July, 1943.
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Clifford E. Dugan
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R.T.U. moved to Majors Field Greenville,
Texas, P-47 training completed at this base.
Gunnery, Galveston, Texas. Assigned 377th
Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group,
Ninth Air Force. During combat flew two
escort missions, the rest being close support
for Patton's Third Army. The usual dive
bombing, rockets, and strafing of airports,
trains, and any other targets the controllers
found for us or we found for ourselves
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William D. Dunbar (Billy)
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One of my most memorable flying experiences was the mission of 23 Dec. 44 near
Kobleny Germany. A group of Martin B-26's
were jumped by thirty odd FW-190's and
Me-l09's. Our squadron was on a recce
mission and we happened along at the right
time. Three B-26's were hit and going down
when we entered the fight........
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