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Sunday, April 12, 2015

World War II Aces of the European Theater

World War II Aces of the European Theater and their number of "scores."

Source:  “The Stars and Stripes” in the European Theater of Operations
Thursday, March 9, 1944

Vol 4, No. 109

Name
From
Score
Plane
Maj. Walter Beckham
DeFuniak Springs, FL.
18
Thunderbolt
Capt. Walker Mahurin
Ft. Wayne, IN.
17
Thunderbolt
Lt. Robert S. Johnson
Lawton, OK
17
Thunderbolt
Lt. Col. Glenn E. Duncan
Houston
15
Thunderbolt
Maj. Gerald Johnson
Owenton, KY
14
Thunderbolt
Capt. Duane W. Beeson
Boise, ID
14
Thunderbolt
Maj. Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City, PA
14
Thunderbolt
Lt. Col. James H. Howard
St. Louis
11+
Mustang
Col. Hubert Zemke
Missoula, MT
11
Thunderbolt
Lt. Col. David C. Schilling
Detroit
10
Thunderbolt
Capt. Leroy A. Schreiber
Plymouth, MA
10
Thunderbolt
Capt. Don S. Gentile
Pique, OH
10
Mustang
Capt. Michael I. Quirk
Washington, D.C.
10
Thunderbolt
Lt. Col. Eugene Roberts
Spokane, WA
9
Thunderbolt
Col. Chesley G. Peterson
Salt Lake City
9
Spitfire
Lt. Stanley B. Morrill
Willimantic, CT
9
Thunderbolt
Capt. Glen D. Schiltz
N. Canton, OH
9
Thunderbolt
Lt. Col. Don Blakeslee
Fairport Harbor, OH
8
 Mustang
Lt. Fred J. Christensen Jr.
Watertown, MA
8
Thunderbolt
Lt. Joe H. Powers
Tulsa
8
Thunderbolt
Capt. Virgil K. Meroney
Pine Bluff, AR
8
Thunderbolt
Capt. Robert A. Lamb
Ridgewood, NJ
8
Thunderbolt
Lt. Peter E. Pompetti
Philadelphi
8
Thunderbolt
Maj. James C. Stewart
Corona, CA
8
Thunderbolt
Lt. Charles F. Gumm
Spokane, WA
7 ½
Mustang
Lt. Vermont Garrison
Mt. Victory, KY
7
Mustang
Lt. James M. Morris
Detroit
7
Lightning
Capt. Don M. Beerbower
Hill City, MN
7
Mustang
Capt. Robert W. Stephens
St. Louis
6 ½
Mustang
Lt. Frank E. McCauley
Hicksville, OH
6
Thunderbolt
Lt. George F. Hall
W. Palm Beach, FL
6
Thunderbolt
Capt. Thomas Ace White
Kelso, WA
6
Lightning
Lt. Donovan F. Smith
Niles, MI
6
Thunderbolt
Lt. Warren M. Wesson
Brooklyn
6
Thunderbolt
Lt. Grant N. Turley
Snowflake, AZ
6
Thunderbolt
Capt. Norman E. Olson
Fargo, ND
6
Thunderbolt
Lt. Vasseure H. Wynn
Dalton, GA
6
Mustang
Capt. Jack T. Bradley
Brownwood, TX
6
Mustang
Lt. Frank Q. O’Connor
San Francisco
5 ½
Mustang
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
Capt. Walter Cook
Cincinnati
5
Thunderbolt
Maj. I. B. Jack Donalson
Tulsa
5
Thunderbolt
Maj. James A. Clark
Westbury, L. I.
5
Mustang
Lt. Jesse W. Gonnam
Verona, IL
5
Thunderbolt
Capt. James A. Goodson
Toronto, Que., Canada
5
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
Lt. Anthony R. Carcione
Bethlehem, PA
5
Thunderbolt
Capt. John W. Vogt
Elizabeth, NJ
5
Thunderbolt
Lt. James N. Poindexter
Howe, TX
5
Thunderbolt
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
San Jose, CA
5
Spitfire
Capt. Richard E. Turner
Bartlesville, OK
5
Mustang
Lt. Joseph W. Icard
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
Lt. Glenn T. Eagleston
Alhambra, CA
5
Mustang