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4th Fighter Group 339th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group Scouting Force 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 5th Emer Rescue Sqd 55th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 7th Photo Recon Group 56th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Group 495th FTG 78th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 496th FTG

The 55th Fighter Group

Station:

Nuthampstead 16 September 1943 to 16 April 1944
Wormingford 16 April 1944 to 21 July 1945

Station Callsign:

Rockcreek (Nuthampstead)
Fusspot (Wormingford)

Group Callsign:

Smallboy to 22 April '44 then:
Windsor (A Group)
Graphic (B Group)
Kodak (C Group)
(No Squadron Callsigns in C Group)

38th Fighter Squadron Code: CG Symbol: Triangle Callsign: Swindleto 22 April '44 then:
Hellcat (A Group)
Program (B Group)

338th Fighter Squadron Code: CL Symbol: Circle Callsign: Warcraft to 22 April '44 then:
Acorn (A Group)
Richard (B Group)

343rd Fighter Squadron Code: CY Symbol: Square Callsign: Careful to 22 April '44 then:
Tudor (A Group)
Saucy (B Group)

Serial No	Type	Squad	Code	Pilot	Rank / Given Names	Markings	Comments	MACR
44-63218	P-51D		-				2 seat conversion
	P-38	338	CL-	Blanchard	Capt. Merle E	Big Nick
42-66724	P-38H	338	CL-M	Jensen	Lt. Robert N	Miss Margaret	Lost in this a/c 13 Nov 43 - POW	1269
42-66727	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 13 Nov 43 - Lt. William W Shank KIA	1267
42-66732	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 13 Nov 43 - Lt. William C Florentine Jr. POW	1270
42-67021	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 22 Dec 43 - Lt. John R Pruitt KIA	1533
42-67025	P-38H	338	CL-V				Take off accident 19 Dec 43 - Lt. Arthur Baranick
42-67030	P-38H	338	CL-Y	White	Capt. Thomas A	Janet
42-67042	P-38H	338	CL-L
42-67047	P-38H	338	CL-				From 343 F/S .Lost 22 Dec 43 - Lt Robert W Brown POW	1534
42-67049	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 13 Nov 43 - Lt. Charles E Beall KIA	1268
42-67057	P-38H	338	CL-X	Richardson	Lt. Stanley P Jr.	Miss Mona	Named for his mother. Lost 10 Dec 43 - Lt. Anthony J Tinto bailed out.
42-67069	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 29 Nov 43 - Lt. Fleming W Suiter POW	1273
42-67073	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 13 Nov 43 - Lt. Lynn R Goetzman POW	1266
42-67078	P-38H	338	CL-T				Lost 13 Nov 43 - Lt. Gene C Stephens KIA	1271
42-67100	P-38H	338	CL-				Lost 11 Jan 44 - Lt. William E Harbert KIA	1954
42-104106	P-38J	338	CL-T	Schank	Lt. Thomas D	Stinger
42-104280	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 21 May 44 - Lt. Horace K Walter KIA	4981
42-104396	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 11 June 44 - Maj. Val W Bollwerk POW	5575
42-67231	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 9 March 44 - Lt. Victor J Labella bailed out
42-67279	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 4 March 44 - Lt. Harold J Bone KIA
42-67305	P-38J	338	CL-X	Richardson	Lt. Stanley P Jr.	Miss Mona
42-67413	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 15 April 44 - Lt. Tunis J Lyon POW	3905
42-67440	P-38J	338	CL-J
42-67467	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 24 March 44 - Lt. Ernest W George POW	3384
42-67500	P-38J	338	CL-M
42-67704	P-38J	338	CL-K			Fubar	Droop Snoot a/c. Fubar = F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition. To 56th FG as HV-W and subsequently to 9th AF
42-67712	P-38J	338	CL-				Crash landed 2 March 44 - Lt. George C Korinek
42-67715	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 20 May 44 - Lt. John W Thomas KIA	4976
42-67721	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 8 April 44 - Lt. Tom F Knudson KIA	3619
42-67738	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 24 March 44 - Lt. Frederick W West Evaded	3385
42-67752	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 24 Feb 44 - Capt. Wesley M Tibbetts KIA	2682
42-67771	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 21 May 44 - Capt. Karl H Garlock POW	4977
42-67791	P-38J	338	CL-
42-67812	P-38J	338	CL-A
42-67816	P-38J	338	CL-P	Patterson	Capt. Chester A	Princess Pat - Artwork cowboy with two pistols	Lost 10 Feb 44 - Lt. Jack R Foster POW	2148
42-67867	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 15 June 44 - Lt. Edwin C Wheeler POW	5738
42-67874	P-38J	338	CL-T
42-67917	P-38J	338	CL-U
42-67919	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 22 March 44 - Lt. Victor J LaBella POW	3386
42-67962	P-38J	338	CL-	Odegard	Capt. John L	Bambi
42-67989	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 18 March 44 - Lt. Bradford R Wikholm KIA	3100
42-68083	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 24 June 44 - Lt. George Korinek POW	6245
42-68085	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 9 Apr 44 - Lt. Newell Anderson KIFA
42-68107	P-38J	338	CL-X
42-68127	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 21 June 44 - Lt. Malcolm G Armstrong POW	5942
42-68130	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 14 June 44 - Lt. Arthur Baranick KIA	5740
43-28273	P-38J	338	CL-				Lost 16 June 44 - Lt. George W Peterson POW	5735
43-28471	P-38J	338	CL-E				Lost 5 July 44 - Lt. Lawrence J Berry KIA	6563
43-28833	P-38J	338	CL-P	McGinn	Lt.Col. John L "Earthquake"	Da'Quake

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