Source: “The Stars
and Stripes” in the European Theater of Operations
Thursday, March 9, 1944
Vol 4, No. 109
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Name
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From
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Score
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Plane
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Maj. Walter Beckham
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DeFuniak Springs, FL.
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18
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Thunderbolt
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Capt. Walker Mahurin
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Ft. Wayne, IN.
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17
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Thunderbolt
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Lt. Robert S. Johnson
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Lawton, OK
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17
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Thunderbolt
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Lt. Col. Glenn E. Duncan
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Houston
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15
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Thunderbolt
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Maj. Gerald Johnson
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Owenton, KY
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14
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Thunderbolt
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Capt. Duane W. Beeson
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Boise, ID
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14
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Thunderbolt
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Maj. Francis S. Gabreski
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Oil City, PA
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14
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Thunderbolt
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Lt. Col. James H. Howard
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St. Louis
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11+
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Mustang
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Col. Hubert Zemke
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Missoula, MT
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11
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Thunderbolt
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Lt. Col. David C. Schilling
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Detroit
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10
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Thunderbolt
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Capt. Leroy A. Schreiber
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Plymouth, MA
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10
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Thunderbolt
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Capt. Don S. Gentile
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Pique, OH
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10
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Mustang
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Capt. Michael I. Quirk
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Washington, D.C.
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10
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Thunderbolt
|
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Lt. Col. Eugene Roberts
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Spokane, WA
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9
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Thunderbolt
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Col. Chesley G. Peterson
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Salt Lake City
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9
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Spitfire
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Lt. Stanley B. Morrill
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Willimantic, CT
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9
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Thunderbolt
|
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Capt. Glen D. Schiltz
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N. Canton, OH
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9
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Thunderbolt
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Lt. Col. Don Blakeslee
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Fairport Harbor, OH
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8
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Mustang
|
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Lt. Fred J. Christensen Jr.
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Watertown, MA
|
8
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Joe H. Powers
|
Tulsa
|
8
|
Thunderbolt
|
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Capt. Virgil K. Meroney
|
Pine Bluff, AR
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8
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Capt. Robert A. Lamb
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Ridgewood, NJ
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8
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Peter E. Pompetti
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Philadelphi
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8
|
Thunderbolt
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Maj. James C. Stewart
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Corona, CA
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8
|
Thunderbolt
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Lt. Charles F. Gumm
|
Spokane, WA
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7 ½
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Mustang
|
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Lt. Vermont Garrison
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Mt. Victory, KY
|
7
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Mustang
|
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Lt. James M. Morris
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Detroit
|
7
|
Lightning
|
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Capt. Don M. Beerbower
|
Hill City, MN
|
7
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Mustang
|
|
Capt. Robert W. Stephens
|
St. Louis
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6 ½
|
Mustang
|
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Lt. Frank E. McCauley
|
Hicksville, OH
|
6
|
Thunderbolt
|
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Lt. George F. Hall
|
W. Palm Beach, FL
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6
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Thunderbolt
|
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Capt. Thomas Ace White
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Kelso, WA
|
6
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Lightning
|
|
Lt. Donovan F. Smith
|
Niles, MI
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6
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Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Warren M. Wesson
|
Brooklyn
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6
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Thunderbolt
|
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Lt. Grant N. Turley
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Snowflake, AZ
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6
|
Thunderbolt
|
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Capt. Norman E. Olson
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Fargo, ND
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6
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Thunderbolt
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Lt. Vasseure H. Wynn
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Dalton, GA
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6
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Mustang
|
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Capt. Jack T. Bradley
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Brownwood, TX
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6
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Mustang
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Lt. Frank Q. O’Connor
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San Francisco
|
5 ½
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Mustang
|
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Capt. Charles London
|
Long Beach, CA
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Maj. Roy W. Evans
|
San Bernardino, CA
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Maj. Jack C. Price
|
Grand Junction, CO
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
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Capt. Walter Cook
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Cincinnati
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
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Maj. I. B. Jack Donalson
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Tulsa
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Maj. James A. Clark
|
Westbury, L. I.
|
5
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Mustang
|
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Lt. Jesse W. Gonnam
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Verona, IL
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Capt. James A. Goodson
|
Toronto, Que., Canada
|
5
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Mustang
|
|
Lt. Quince L. Brown Jr.
|
Bristow, OK
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Capt. Eugene W. O’Neill
|
Doublaston, L.I.
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Capt. Lindol F. Graham
|
Ridgewood, NJ
|
5
|
Lightning
|
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Lt. Anthony R. Carcione
|
Bethlehem, PA
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
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Capt. John W. Vogt
|
Elizabeth, NJ
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5
|
Thunderbolt
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Lt. James N. Poindexter
|
Howe, TX
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
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Lt. John H. Truluck
|
Lynchburg, SC
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Robert A. Newman
|
Goose Creek, TX
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Joseph L. Egan Jr.
|
Bridgeport, CT
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Col. Selden R. Edner
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San Jose, CA
|
5
|
Spitfire
|
|
Capt. Richard E. Turner
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Bartlesville, OK
|
5
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Mustang
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|
Lt. Joseph W. Icard
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Granite Falls, NC
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Nicholas Megura
|
Ansonia, CT
|
5
|
Mustang
|
|
Lt. James W. Wilkinson
|
Swarthmore, PA
|
5
|
Thunderbolt
|
|
Lt. Lowell K. Bruland
|
Callender, IA
|
5
|
Mustang
|
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Lt. Glenn T. Eagleston
|
Alhambra, CA
|
5
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Mustang
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