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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "H"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Joseph Nilsen Holmgreen
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Flying 48
missions, 62 sorties, he engaged in dive
bombing and strafing bridges, marshalling
yards, enemy railroad and motorized transport, flying fighter cover and bomber escort.
He also flew the piggy-back two-seater Doublebolt put together by the 412th. The 373rd Fighter Group
received the Belgian Fourragere for their
activities during the fall and winter of 1944
and the Presidential Unit Citation for
destruction of 119 enemy aircraft on the
ground.
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Chester W. Holstrom
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In England was sent to R.A.F. tactical training school near Scotland learning dive bombing, strafing and ground support. Had
the pleasure of flying the Hurricane, Spitfire
and Typhoon while there. (That Typhoon
scared the hell out of me)!! Began combat
with the 373rd Group, 410th Squadron in
May 1944. Most missions were dive bombing, strafing and targets of opportunity.
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Harold Norman Holt
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Holt flew 156 missions on two tours in his
P-47D "Magic Carpet". His aircraft was
credited with 175 combat missions without
an abort, a tribute to the ground crew: S/Sgt
Fritz, Sgt Tingley, Sgt. Shields and Sgt Hayward.
Norm Holt's "Magic Carpet" was given an
affectionate nickname by service group personnel after combat damage repairs and
replacements of 3 right wings, 2 left wings, 2
engines, 2 tail sections, 3 sets of gun barrels,
2 sets of landing gear, 2 canopies plus an
instrument panel and fuselage tank. The
name was that "Flying Spare Parts Section".
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Herbert R. Holtmeier
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The most memorable combat mission was
his first, on March 15, 1944, which was
flying wing to Robert S. Johnson. Johnson
shot down three Jerries in a dog fight between
32 P47's and 100+ FW 190's and ME 109's.
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William J. Holyfield, Jr.
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In 1946 he was stationed at Howard Field,
Panama Canal, flying P47N's when the 36th
Fighter Group was activated and was
assigned to the 23rd Squadron with the same
Squadron Commander he had in the E.T.0.,
good ole' "Pete" Walmsley.
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Henry J. Honsa
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I was real lucky and got the rank
of Flight Officer and Service # of T-24 (the
first bastard batch of Flight Officers)!
Didn't make 2nd Lt. until the war was
almost over!
The power that were at the time had no
idea where we stood rank wise so at my first
assigned station at Las Vegas AAFB, we were
kept segregated from both enlisted and commissioned officers quarters with no heat or hot water in the middle of winter. It was
finally cleared for us to move to the officers
area.
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Michael C. Horgan
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Deciding upon a career in the USAF, the
ensuing years were spent with several units in
several areas of the globe. Two tours in the
Pacific totaling six years, a second tour in
Europe (four years) and association with the
20th F.G., 49th F.G., 20th TFW, 4th TFW,
355 TFW, 1st Special Operations Wing,
Eglin Fighter Test Squadron, Headquarters,
Pacific Air Forces and Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Virginia. These assignments provided him with the opportunities to
fly nearly all USAF operational fighters
through the F-105, along with the Russian
YAK-9 and MIG-15.
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Charles N. Horne, Jr.
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Charlie's first mission was "D" Day, June
6, 1944 flying top cover over the Normandy
beaches. Not a burst of flak was fired, enabling his group to observe the battleships and
other vessels firing salvos on shore. No enemy
fighters were seen. Subsequently, Charlie
engaged in ground support and armed reconnaissance missions, rarely seeing the enemy in flight at this late stage of the war. He did
share one-third in the destruction of a JU-88
bomber.
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Lynn H. Hosford, Jr.
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Trained in P-47 RTU
and assigned to 78th Fighter Group, 82nd
Fighter Squadron, Duxford, England, April
1944. Completed combat tour of 80 missions
(297 hours) damaging/destroying ground
targets while participating in the air offensive
of Europe. Graduated USAAF Fighter Gunnery School and served as instructor pilot in the P-47 (D&N models) acquiring a total of
720 hours in this fighter.
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Cass S. Hough
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Commissioned direct from civilian life in 1938, assigned to
Selfridge Field. Active duty in 1940, commanding Hq. Sqdn 6th Pursuit Wing.
Assigned 8th Ftr Company, when activated
January 1942. Flew my P-38 across Atlantic
in June 1942. General Hunter created Air
Tech section July 1942, and gave me command of it. Had approximately 100 EM, all
specialties, and directed to evaluate tactics
and material against Spit 5's, Me 109's and
FW 190's. Made some major mods to P-38
and then was able to hold own with them.
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