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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "G"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Anthony V. Grossetta
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My Group, the 406th, was stationed at a
small German Field at the village of Handorf
just outside Munster when the war ended. We
were enjoying the relaxed life of "occupyers" with plenty of softball, volleyball,
German beer, etc. and very little flying. Then
it happened that Gen. Simpson, C.G. 9th
U.S. Army, decided to stage a review for the
Commander of the Russian Army from just
across the Elbe River at Magdeburg. The
XXIXth T.A.C. was invited to participate in
an aerial review. Col. Dyke Meyer, Operations Officer, XXIXth T.A.C. called me about
three days before the big show and asked that
we practice spelling out the letters U.S.S.R.
and C.C.C.P. in aerial formation to be flown
as part of the aerial review.
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Robert C. Grout
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Flew 93 missions destroying supply
routes, ammunition depots, bridges, railroads, close support attacks on tanks and
artillery, and had a few confirmed victories
on German aircraft. He was downed by
88MM fire during the battle of the Bulge and
walked back thru enemy lines to friendly
territory.
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Curtiss H. Gruye
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Assigned to
34th Fighter Squadron, 413th Fighter
Group with P47-N. - to the Pacific Theater
- began combat flying from Saipan against
Truk flew the 1500 miles over water to Ie
Shima. Flew 23 missions against Japan with
bombs, rockets strafe napalm, search and
destroy, escort and Barrier Patrol.
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Donald W. Guilfoyle
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His first assignment was with the
6th Air Force in Panama flying P-40's and
P-39's. After six months of training, Guilfoyle was transferred to the Mediterranean
Theater and assigned to the 79th Fighter
Group, 86th Fighter Squadron as a P-40
pilot. The group was switching to P-47's at
this time so transition to the Jug took place
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George N. Gundersdorf, Jr
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Assigned to the 321st Fighter Squadron,
326th Fighter Group at Westover Field,
Mass. in January, 1943. During period with
the 321st Fighter Squadron, he was made an
instructor in checking out trainee pilots in
the arts of flying the Thunderbolt at both,
Westover and Seymour Johnson Field until
November 1944.
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James A. Gustafson
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Released from active duty as a Second
Lieutenant in October 1945 at Patterson
Field, Ohio he returned to school at Ohio
State University receiving his BA Degree in
Radio/Television Speech in 1947 ("summa
cum laude") and MA Degree in 1952.
Between degrees he served on the faculty at
Ohio State and worked as a radio announcer
doing play-by-play sports, news and disc jockeying as well as Program Director at various
radio stations in Wisconsin, New York and
Pennsylvania.
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Kenneth J. Gustafson
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After Pearl Harbor, returned to Minnesota
and enlisted in Mar. 42 and joined class of
43H Cadets. Graduated at Marianna, Florida
took P-47 training at Venice, Florida and
shipped to North Africa. Joined the 57th
Fighter Group, 65th Fighter Squadron and
flew 125 missions over Italy and Southern
France, mostly dive bombing and strafing,
and some medium bomber escort.
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