| 31st Fighter Group |
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| Return with
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| S3 Records -
Wild Horses Roam |
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| Callsign |
Position |
Rank |
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Frames |
Sorties |
Survived |
Loss |
Kills |
Assist |
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RTB Rate |
Kill/Sortie |
Kill/Assist |
Kill/Loss |
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| Headquarters
Flight |
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| daddy |
grp co |
colonel |
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5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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100.0% |
100.0% |
0.0 |
7.0 |
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Distinguished Flying Cross |
| split |
grp xo |
lt colonel |
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7 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
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100.0% |
28.6% |
0.0 |
2.0 |
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Bronze Star |
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| soul |
grp io |
major |
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2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| goebel |
grp do |
major |
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4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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85.7% |
14.3% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| colmbo |
grp to |
captain |
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5 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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100.0% |
62.5% |
0.0 |
5.0 |
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Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Total |
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5 |
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33 |
32 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
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97.0% |
45.5% |
15.0 |
15.0 |
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| 307th Fighter
Squadron |
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| taho |
sqdr co |
major |
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7 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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100.0% |
14.3% |
0.0 |
1.0 |
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Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement
Medal |
| vslp |
sqdr xo |
captain |
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5 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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100.0% |
44.4% |
0.0 |
4.0 |
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Bronze Star |
Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement Medal |
| scooby |
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captain |
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5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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100.0% |
42.9% |
1.0 |
3.0 |
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Bronze Star |
Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement Medal |
| thnder |
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1 lt |
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5 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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100.0% |
22.2% |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Bronze Star |
Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement Medal |
| bman |
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2 lt |
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2 |
3 |
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0 |
1 |
1 |
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100.0% |
33.3% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| luckyu |
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Flt Off |
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4 |
7 |
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0 |
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1 |
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100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Air Medal |
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| Total |
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6 |
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5 |
42 |
42 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
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100.0% |
26.2% |
1.8 |
11.0 |
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| 308th Fighter
Squadron |
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| yamon |
sqdr co |
major |
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9 |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
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100.0% |
11.1% |
0.0 |
1.0 |
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Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement
Medal |
| asmech |
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captain |
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5 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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85.7% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Aerial Achievement Medal |
| hardad |
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1 lt |
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4 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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90.0% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| grover |
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1 lt |
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5 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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90.9% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Aerial Achievement Medal |
| pakrat |
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1 lt |
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4 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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100.0% |
12.5% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Air Medal |
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| cyberc |
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Flt Off |
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3 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Air Medal |
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6 |
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5 |
50 |
47 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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94.0% |
4.0% |
0.7 |
0.7 |
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| 309th Fighter
Squadron |
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| splsht |
sqdr co |
lt colonel |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement
Medal |
| scarpo |
sqdr xo |
captain |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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100.0% |
50.0% |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Bronze Star |
Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement Medal |
| smiley |
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captain |
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5 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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100.0% |
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement Medal |
| vonmac |
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captain |
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5 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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100.0% |
37.5% |
0.0 |
3.0 |
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Bronze Star |
Air Medal |
Aerial Achievement Medal |
| shred |
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captain |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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100.0% |
100.0% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| hoki |
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2 lt |
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4 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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90.9% |
18.2% |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Bronze Star |
Air Medal |
| Total |
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6 |
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5 |
38 |
37 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
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97.4% |
23.7% |
2.3 |
9.0 |
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| Group Total |
23 |
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5 |
163 |
158 |
5 |
37 |
14 |
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96.9% |
22.7% |
2.6 |
7.4 |
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| daddy |
7 Kills |
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5 Kills |
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| Special Notes |
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| grover MIA
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| S3 Summary |
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| The 31st
Fighter Group continued with its work escorting heavy bombers in Wild Horses
Roam, |
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the targets were in Germany. First armed with P-47Ds and P-38s the 31st
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the Lions Den and were soon given the P-51D Mustang. An impressive S3 series
all around with a |
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| outstanding 7
1/2 kill/loss ratio and only 5 losses out of over 150 sorties. |
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