65thh
Fighter Wing.
4th Fighter Group "The Eagles"
Assigned Eighth AF. 12 Sep. 42.
Component Squadrons
334th. 335th & 336th Fighter Squadron.
Combat Aircraft
Spitfire V. Sep 42-1 April 43
P-47C in combat from 10 Mar, 43- Feb. 44. P 47D, Jun- 43- Feb 44-
p 51 B in combat from 25 Feb- 44 P 51 D from Jun- 44- P-51 K from Dec 44
Stations
DEBDEN 29 Sep. 42 - 27 Jul. 45.
STEEPLE MORDEN 27 Jul. 45-4 Nov. 45,
56th Fighter Group. "The Wolf pack"
56th Fighter Group
Assigned Eighth
AF 12 Jan 43
Wing & Command Assignments
VIII FC 12 Jan 43
VIIIFC, 4AOW 30Jun 43
VIII FC, 65 FW 7 Aug 43
2BD65FW 15Sep44
2 AO 65 FW 1 Jan 45
Component Squadrons
61st 62nd and 63rd Fighter Squadron
Combat Aircraft P 47
Stations
KINGS CLIFFE
13 Jan 43 5 Apr 43
HORSHAM ST FAITH
5 Apr 43 8Jul 43
HALESWORTH
8 Jul, 43 18 Apr 44
BOXTED
18 Apr 44 9 Sep 45.
LITTLEWALDEN
9Sep 4510Oct 45
Group COs
Col Hubert Zemke
1 Sep 42 30 Oct 43
Col Robert B Landry
30 Oct 43 11 Jan 44
Col Hubert A Zemke
19 Jan 44 12 Aug 44
Col David C Schilling
12 Aug 44 27 Jan 45
Lt Col Lucian A Dade JR
27 Jan 45 Aug 45
Lt Col Donald D Renwick
Aug 45 Oct 45
(Lt Col Schilling acting CO 1l
Jan 44 18 Jan 44)
First Mission
13 Apr 43 Last Mission 21 Apr 45.
Total Missions 447 A/c MIA 128 E/a Claims: 674 air 311 ground
355th Fighter Group.
355th Fighter group.
Assigned Eighth AF: 6 Jul.43.
Wing & Command Assignments
VI11 FC: 6 Jun 43
VIII FC 65 FW: Aug. 43
2 BD, 65 FW: 15 Sept 44
2 Dan 65 FW 1 Jan 45
Component Squadrons
354th 357th and 358th Fighter Squadron
Combat Aircraft
P-47D , Jul 43-- 13 Mar 44
P-51B 9Mar 44: P-51D and P-51K
Station
STEEPLE MORDEN 8 Jul 43. 3 Jul 45.
Group CO.
Col William J Cummings JR: 12 Nov 42-4
Nov 44.
Lt Col Everett W Stewart 4 Nov 44-21 Feb
45.
Lt Col Claiborne H Kinnard JR: 21 Febn 45-7
Jun 45.
Lt Col William D Gilchrist: 7 Jun 45.-Sep.45.
First Mission: 14 Sept 43 Last Mission
25 Apr 45.
A/c MIA: 175 E/a Claims: 365 air: 502
ground.
361st
Fighter Group. Bottisham. 361st
Fighter Group
Assigned Eighth AF: 30 Nov. 43
Wing & Command Assignments
VIII FC: 30 Nov 43
VIII FC. 66 FW: 12 Dec. 43.
VIII FC. 67 FW. 11 Mar 44
VIII FC. 65 FW n 8 Aug. 44.
2 BD. 65 FW: 15 Sep 44
9 AF. XIX TAC: 24 DeC 44 (Temporary
assignment air
echelon Op control)
VIII FC: : 1 Feb 45
2 AD. 65 FW lO April 45
Component Squadrons
374th. 375th and 376th Fighter
Squadron
Combat Aircraft
P-47D Dec 43-15 May 44
P-51B P-51C from 12 May
44:
P-51D and P-51K
Stations
BOTTISHAM 30 Nov 43-26 Sep. 44
LITTLE WALDEN 26 Sep 44-Cn 4 Feb 45
ST DIZIER 25 DeC 44-15 Feb 45 (Air
ech only)
CHIEVRES 15 Feb 45-9 Apr 45 (Gnd
ech in early Feb 45).
LITTLE WALDEN 9 April 45-3
Nov. 45
Group COs.
Col Thomas J. In Christian Jr:
10 Feb 43-12 Aug 44. KIA
Col Ronald F Fallows: 14 Aug 44-30
Aug 44
Lt Col Roy B Caviness: 31 Aug 44-20
Sep 44
Lt COI Joseph In Kruzel: 20 SeP 44-2
Nov 44
Lt Col Roy B Caviness: 3 Nov 44-2
Dec. 44
Col Junius W Dennison Jr: 3 Dec.44-15
Apr 45
Lt Col Roy B Caviness: 15 Apr. 45-29
Jun. 45
Col John D Landers: 29 Jun 45-unknn
(Lt Col Caviness. group executiven
as interim CO Aug and Nov.44)
First Mission: 21 Jan 44 Last
Mission: 20 Apr 45
Total Missions: 441.
A/c MIA: 81 E/a Claims: 226 air:
105 ground
479th
Fighter Group.
479th Fighter Group
"Riddle's Raiders'.
Assigned Eighth AF. 14
May 44.
Wing & Command Assignments
VIII FC, 65 FW: 15 May 44.
2 BD, 65 FW: 15 Sep. 44.
2 AD, 65 FW. 1 Jan 45.
Component Squadrons
434th, 435th and 436th Fighter
Squadron
Combat Aircraft
P-38J May 44 to 27 Sep 44
P-51D , 13 Sep. 44-Sep. 45.
Station
WATTISHAM 15 May 44-22 Nov. 45.
Group COs
Lt Col Kyle L Riddle:25 Dec. 43-10 Aug.
44 MIA-evaded.
Col. Hubert Zemke: 12 Aug. 44-30
Oct. 44, POW
Col. Kyle L Riddle: 1 Nov. 44-late 45.
First Mission: 26 May 44. Last Mission:
25 Apr. 45.
Total Missions: 351
A/c MIA: 69. E/a Claims: 155 air; 279
ground.