31st Fighter Group

1943 Roster

Staff Officers

 

Group Commander                               Dean, Lt. Col. Fred M.                        

Group Executive Officer                        Thyng, Lt. Col. Harrison R.        

Group Intelligence Officer                       Levy, Lt. Albert D.

Group Operations Officers                     Riha, Major Amos F.

Group Adjutant                                      Dudley, Lt. John W.

Group Engineering Officer                      Hagins, Capt. Newton D.

Group Materiel Officer                           Gerton, Major William E.

Asst. Group Operations Officer               Lewis, Lt. Charles D.

Asst. Group Engineering Officer               Douglas, Jr. Lt. George A.

Asst. Group Intelligence Officer               Sperling, Lt. Jack W.

Group Chaplain                                      McCreedy, Capt. John J.

Hq. Commander                                     Sperling, Lt. Jack W.

307 Squadron Commander                     La Breche, Major George J.

308 Squadron Commander                    Avery, Major Delwin B.

309 Squadron Commander                    Hill, Major Frank A.

Group Surgeon                                      White, Thomas Robert

 

 

Hq. Det., 31st Fighter Group Personnel Cont'd

 

ENLISTED MEN

 

MASTER SERGEANTS: 

Beard,Jack J.                   7030124

Derr, John T.                    6841865

Rhodes, Delton E.             6832725

Steffes, Alfons H.              16007371

 

TECHNICAL SERGEANTS: 

Baumann, Joseph             6725421

Highers, William H.           14036218

Manthei, Roland H.           16006311

Senecal, Ronald H.            6910937

 

STAFF SERGEANTS: 

Bohenek, Casimir S.          66272128

Kesler, Jr., Tenny K.         14029893

Love, Gaston L.                14021847

Prost, Albert K.                 7030294

 

SERGEANTS: 

Allen, Richard L.                15086548

Barker, Jr., John V.            13018850

Cater, William B.                14044616

Bogdanowicz, Stanley R.    12044874

Clowdis, Floyd M.              18003647

Covert, Francis J.                12045495

Erickson, Harold                 17012477

O'Rourke, Charles A.          13052376

Padgett, Walter L.                14078346

Rockwell, Edward A.           36159385

Royster, Jr., John B.            14021793

Smith, Raymond D.              16011678

Touzin, Florent N.                32246217


CORPORALS: 

Anderson, Richard B.           35276094

Buatz, Wilmer H.                  35257911

Brazil, James F.                    32310903

Burkey, Robert F.                13059015

Engelbrecht, Robert T. Jr.     19080978

Ettwiler, Wendell H.              19077286

Gibbs, Lee B.                        34264133

Hill, Gerald V.                       12025238

Mercer, James B. Jr.            13053270

Morgan, Richard G.              35257615

O'Connor, Robert L.             16051467

Foshman, Lawrence F.          38061585

Richardson, Russell H.           16019882

Sams, Virgil H.                      35030629

 

PRIVATES FIRST CLASS: 

Allard, Paul D.                       11021438

Ambrose, Robert D.              11035665

Cadieux, Victor L.                 6918531

Spelman, Melvin J.                 12033282

Eldridge, Robert C.                342422 1

Stallcup, Russell A.                 16014413

 

PRIVATES: 

Krichewsky, Sol                     12045164

Smith, Robert I.                      16014330

Valentine, Ike                         14029177

 

 

ATTACHED FROM 927TH SIGNAL BATTALION

 

T-4

Begalke, Walter             35281214

Duer, Francis                 32241960

 

T-5

Betza, Charles               32218240

Davis, Walter C.            18054090

Wasiuk, Joseph S          31068334

 

PFC

Bracken, Jack               32099768