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44th FIGHTER SQUADRON TRIBUTE PAGE

Original insignia designed by Walt Disney 1942

44th Fighter Squadron (TE) Guadalcanal May 1943

Major Peyton Mathis Commanding Officer

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F/O Andy Murray

KIA July 15, 1943

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1Lt Lloyd Wineger and "Little Angel"

Philippines July 1945

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Capt Cyrus R. Gladen 44th FS Flight Leader 1943-44

164 combat mission 5 aerial kills

4 Nov 1920-11 Feb 1998

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Name on leather flying jacket
Jack, I was hoping you were up on the site again. I knew these jackets were organizational equipment, to be reissued. I was wondering if you knew of another pilot who went by the name...

gschwertley 05-20-08

Name on leather flying jacket
My Dad had one of those, but then he was an Officer. We used that jacket for racing go-karts.

Zebbm1 05-11-08

Name on leather flying jacket
Hi Gary, My guess is that it originally belonged to a airman who was killed or MIA. Jackets were considered G.I. and not apersonal property and returned to the quartermaster...
Jack 05-10-08

Name on leather flying jacket
My dad Don Schwertley was a member of the 44th FS from about Dec 44 to Oct 45. When he arrived in the squadron, he was issued a leather flight jacket. It was not new, it was reissued,...

gschwertley 05-09-08

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