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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "S"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Richard C. Simmers
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Approximately 80 hours combat time - EAME Theatre Ribbon with 3 battle stars, 2 unit citations, air medal with 2 oak leaf
clusters. No confirmed victories - several probables, was shot down by anti aircraft while supporting General Patton - no injuries
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James H. Simpson
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There were many memorable flights in the P-47, but one which he recalls involved a
flight of 3 Thunderbolts on a ground support mission. Three Tiger tanks had one of our tank columns pinned down and they called upon our flight for help.....
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Jane S. Sincell
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In 1942 Jacqueline Cochran recruited Jane and four other Washington area 99ers, who had over 200 hours flight time, for her first WASP training class at . Houston, Texas. At that time she was working I as assistant to the sales manager at Engineering Research Corp., the manufacturer of the
Ercoupe airplane.
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Bill F. Skinner
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August, 1947, Spartan School of Aeronautics. January, 1953, through May, 1980, Corporate Aviation Beach 35, 18,200, Sebreliner 40-60 and Obn-Mark A-26.
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Hugh Clark Slater
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Returned to the states as Chief, Central Air Defense Force Tactical Evaluation Team. Then Air War College in 1959-60. Subsquently assigned as Commander of USAF Interceptor Weapons School at Tyndall AFB, Fla. Next five years included an overseas tour with U-2s and a stretch at the Nevada Test Site.
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Charles Lee Smith
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He flew 96 missions plus three flights for which he received combat time but no mission credit. He remembers the sixth of June, D-Day, very well, but he remembers the 12th of June even better....
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Frank Gaylord Smith
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During the Battle of The Bulge, he belly
landed behind enemy lines near St. Vith after
taking a hit from 20mm ground fire. Escape
required six days to penetrate German lines
reaching Bastogne as the surrounded American forces were being liberated by airborne landings.
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Warren W. Smith
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Enlisted AAF October, 1942. Completed AAF basic and CTD training and was reassigned to Class 44B(Pilot) Southeast Training Command in June 1943. Received wings and commission February 1944 at Craig AAB Selma, Alabama.
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Ernest M. Sprouse
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My Father, Ernest M. Sprouse, was a P-47 pilot. My Mothers name Gladys was the nose art. He is a proud veteran and loves his P-47 memories.
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Everett Wilson Stewart
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WWII FIGHTER ACE!
Everett Stewart graduated from Kansas State University then joined the Army Reserves in 1938 then graduated from Flight School in May, 1939. He flew with the 20th Pursuit Group prior to December 7th and then flew combat missions as a flight commander, operations officer and finally squadron commander from Hawaii and Midway Island.
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