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" Flying Tigers "

1st Sq         2nd Sq         3rd Sq
NAME                                          VICTORIES                 SQUADRON

Neale, Robert H.                                11.5   (15.55)             1
Hill, David Lee                                 11.25                      2
Burgard, George T.                              10.79                      1
Little, Robert L.                               10.55                      1
Jernstedt, Kenneth A.                           10.5                       3
Reed, William N.                                10.5                       3
McGarry, William D.                             10.29                      1
Older, Charles F.                               10.08                      3
Bond, Charles R.                                 8.77                      1
Smith, Robert T.                                 8.73                      3
Lawler, Frank                                    8.5                       2
Bartling, William E.                             7.25                      1
Bartelt, Percy R.                                7                         2
Schiel, Frank                                    7                         2
Rector, Edward F.                                6.52                      2
Howard, James H.                                 6.33                      2
Rossi, John R.                                   6.29                      1
Bright, John Gilpin                              6                         2
Overend, Edmund F.                               5.83                      3
Smith, Robert H.                                 5.5                       1
Prescott Robert W.                               5.29                      1
Sandell, Robert J.                               5.27                      1
Bishop, Lewis S.                                 5.2                       1
Laughlin, Charles H.                             5.2                       3
Haywood, Thomas C.                               5.08                      3
Newkirk, John V.                                 5     (10.5)              2
Weigel, George                                   5               
   

Raines, Robert L.                                5                         2


Hedman, Robert P.                                4.83                      3
Rosbert, Joseph C.                               4.55                      1
McMillan, George B.                              4.08                      3
Donovan, John                                    4                         3
Moss, Robert C.                                  4                         3
Jones, Thomas                                    4                         2, 3
Petach, John E.                                  3.98                      2
Wright, Peter                                    3.65                      2
Bacon, Noel                                      3.5
Boyington, Gregory                               3.5                       1
Brouk, Robert                                    3.5                       3
Dupouy, Parker                                   3.5                       3
Dean, John                                       3.27                      1
Raine, Robert                                    3.2                       3
Keeton, Robert                                   2.5                       2
Sawyer, Charles W.                               2.27                      1
Wolf, Fritz                                      2.27                      1
Blackburn, John                                  2                         1
Bolster, Harry                                   2                         2
Greene, Paul                                     2                         3
Groh, Clifford                                   2                         3
Mott, Charles                                    2                         2
Geselbracht, Henry                               1.5                       2
Ricketts, Freeman                                1.2                       2
Adkins, Frank                                    1                         3
Baumler, Albert J.                               1               
Cole, Thomas                                     1                         2
Farrell, John                                    1                         1
Gunvordahl, Ralph                                1
Hastey, Raymond                                  1
Hodges, Fred                                     1                         3
Kuykendall, Matthew                              1                         1
Merritt, Kenneth                                 1                         2
Olson, Arvid                                     1                         3
Shapard, Van                                     1                         2
Layher, Robert                                   0.83                      2
Schilling, Eriksen                               0.75
Brown, Carl                                      0.27                      1
Cross, James                                     0.27                      1
Hoffman, Louis                                   0.27                      1
Leibolt, Edward                                  0.27                      1
Mickelson, Einar                                 0.27                      1


Complete Roster of the American Volunteer Group, 1941-1942
the Flying Tigers

Headquarters Personnel Roster 1st Squadron Personnel Roster
C. B. Skip Adair Staff, Operations & Supply Peter Atkinson Wing Man
John Allard Auto Mechanic William Bartling Flight Leader
Joseph Alsop Staff Historian John Blackburn Wing Man
Edmond Baughman Communications William Blackburn Crew Chief
Leo A. Beaupre Clerk, Transportation Charles Bond Vice Squadron Leader
Donald Bell Clerk, Transportation Carl Brown Flight Leader
Ernest O. Bonham Communications George Burgard Flight Leader
James E. Brady Clerk, Transportation Michael Callan Crew Chief
Kenneth V. Breedon Clerk, Administration John Carter Line Chief
Everett Bruce, D.D.S. Dental Surgeon Edwin Conant Flight Leader
Boatner R. Carney Staff Jack Cornelius Crew Chief
Melvin E. Ceder Staff, Police John Croft Flight Leader
Charles D. Cribbs Clerk, Medical Orderly Jim Cross Flight Leader
Harvey G. Cross Communications George Curran Crew Chief
Albert D. Cushing Clerk, Operations John Dean Flight Leader
Doreen Davis Steno, Typist Walter Dolan Crew Chief
William H.S. Davis Staff, Asst. Operations Carl Dorris Clerk-Administration
Francis R. Doran Clerk, Administration John Farrell Flight Leader
Eugene C. Durall, Jr. Clerk, Intelligence Irving Gove Crew Chief
John R. Engler Communications Jasper J. Harrington Line Chief
Richard J. Ernst Communications John Hennessy Flight Leader
Edwin L. Fobes Clerk, Administration Louis Hoffman Flight Leader
E.J. Red Foster Nurse Frank Jacobson Crew Chief
Paul W. Frillman Chaplain Al Kaelin Clerk-Administration
Robert Gallagher Nurse Merlin Kemph Crew Chief
Joseph Gasdick Crew Chief; Sheet Metal Charles Kenner Crew Chief
Chun Yuen Gee Engineering Helper Stephen Kustay Armorer
Thomas C. Gentry, M.D. Chief Surgeon Matthew Kuykendall Flight Leader
Edgar T. Goyette Flight Leader Edward Leibolt Flight Leader
Harvey K. Greenlaw Staff, Operations Jack Linton Armorer
Olga S. Greenlaw Staff, Administration Robert Little Flight Leader
Thomas M. Henson Clerk, Medical Orderly Ernest Loane Wing Man
Roy G. Hoffman Staff, Armorer Joseph Lussier Communications
David H. Harris Staff Edgar McClure Crew Chief
Burton L. Hooker Parachute Rigger William McGarry Wing Man
Marlin R. Hubler Clerk, Operations Eugene McKinney Armorer
Edwin A. Janski Propeller Specialist Einar Mickelson Wing Man
Joseph T. Jordan Clerk, Finance Charles V. Misenheimer Crew Chief
Walter C. Jourdan, Jr. Clerk, Meteorology Willard Musgrove Crew Chief
Thomas D. Kelly Telephone Lineman Robert Neal Armorer
Melvin W. Kiner Telephone Lineman Robert Neale Squadron Leader
Robert J.King Communications Joseph Noble Peeden Crew Chief
Charles C. Leaghty Parachute Rigger Robert Prescott Flight Leader
Joseph S. Lee, M.D. Flight Surgeon Albert Probst Flight Leader
Pak On Lee Engineering Helper Robert Rasmussen Crew Chief
Robert K. Lindstedt Communications Donald Rodewald Armorer
Robert P. Locke Propeller Specialist Joseph Rosbert Flight Leader
George L. Lum Engineering Helper J. Richard Rossi Flight Leader
Sharon L. McHenry Clerk, Engineering Charles Sawyer Flight Leader
Arvold A. Miller Communications Robert Sandell Squadron Leader
Kenneth R. Moss Clerk, Meteorology Frank Schiel Vice Squadron Leader
Gerhard Neumann Propeller Specialist Wilfred Schaper Crew Chief
Richard C. Peret Staff, Engineering; Line Chief Robert H. Smith Flight Leader
Joseph H. Pietsker Photographer John Uebele Crew Chief
Kee Jeung Pon Engineering Helper Fritz Wolf Flight Leader
Samuel B. Prevo, M.D. Flight Surgeon Allen Wright Wing Man
James E. Regis Photographer Louis Wyatt Communications
Lewis J. Richards, M.D. Flight Surgeon

Rolland L. Richardson Communications

Wayne W. Ricks Propeller Specialist

Robert W. Rogers Crew Chief

Ralph W. Sasser Communications

John E. Shaw Clerk, Medical Orderly

Loy F. Seamster Communications

Edward H. Seavey Clerk, Operations

Milan R. Shields Propeller Specialist

Roger Shreffler Communications

Curtis E. Smith Staff, Group Adjutant; Flight Leader

Robert M. Smith Communications

Jo B. Stewart Nurse

William L. Sutherland Auto Mechanic

William A. Sykes Communications

Julian E. Terry Clerk, Administration

William H. Towery Mess Supervisor

Thomas C. Trumble Staff, Secretary to Group Comander

Morgan H. Vaux Communications

Hugh J. Viverette Clerk, Medical Orderly

Manning Wakefield, Jr. Crew Chief

George F. Walters Clerk, Administration

Don A. Whelpley Meteorology

Eloise Whitwer Steno-Typist

John M. Williams Communications

Clifford H. Wilson Auto Mechanic

George Wingshee Engineering Helper

Harvey C. Wirta Armorer

Melvin Woodward Crew Chief

Lem Fong Wu Engineering Helper

Harold G. Wylie Clerk, Finance

Francis Yee Engineering Helper

John P. Young Clerk, Engineering





2nd Squadron Personnel Roster 3rd Squadron Personnel Roster
John Armstrong Wing Man Frank Adkins Flight Leader
George Bailey Crew Chief Charles Baisden Armorer
Morton Twisty Bent Clerk-Operations Lewis Bishop Vice Squadron Leader
Harold Blackwell Crew Chief Robert Brouk Flight Leader
Harry Bolster Wing Man Herbert Cavanah Flight Leader
George Brice Crew Chief Keith Christensen Armorer
John Bright Flight Leader L. Paul Clouthier Clerk-Operations
Carl Bugler Chief-Administration Leon Colquette Crew Chief
Charles Chaney Crew Chief Jesse Crookshanks Crew Chief
Allen Christman Flight Leader John Donovan Wing Man
John Carter Line Chief Parker Dupouy Vice Squadron Leader
Thomas Cole Wing Man Charles Engle Crew Chief
Otto Daube Crew Chief John Fauth Crew Chief
William Fish Wing Man Ben Foshee Wing Man
Harry Fox Line Chief Charles Francisco Communications
Allen Fritzke Armorer Edward F. Gallagher Crew Chief
Henry Geselbracht Flight Leader Henry Gilbert Wing Man
Lloyd Gorhan Crew Chief Paul Greene Flight Leader
Lester Hall Wing Man Clifford Groh Flight Leader
Maax Hammer Wing Man Thomas Haywood Flight Leader
David Lee Hill Squadron Leader Robert Hedman Flight Leader
James Howard Vice Squadron Leader Fred Hodges Flight Leader
Lynn Hurst Wing Man Daniel Hoyle Clerk-Administration
Thomas Jones Vice Squadron Leader Kenneth Jernstedt Flight Leader
Robert Keeton Flight Leader Thomas Jones Vice Squadron Leader
Robert King Communications Daniel Keller Crew Chief
Frank Lawler Flight Leader George Kepka Crew Chief
Robert Layher Flight Leader C.H. Link Laughlin Flight Leader
Lacy Mangleburg Wing Man Elton Loomis Communications
Kenneth Merritt Wing Man Frank Losonsky Crew Chief
Alex Mihalko Communications Lacy Mangleburg Wing Man
Robert Moss Flight Leader Neil Martin Flight Leader
Charles Mott Flight Leader Gale McAllister Crew Chief
James Musick Armorer George McMillan Flight Leader
John Newkirk Squadron Leader Charles Older Flight Leader
John Overley Crew Chief Arvid Olson Squadron Leader
Preston Paull Crew Chief Henry Olson Crew Chief
George Paxton Flight Leader Harold Osborne Crew Chief
John Petach Flight Leader Ed Overend Flight Leader
Herbert Pistole Armorer Paul Perry Armorer
Carl Quick Crew Chief Joseph Poshefko Armorer
Edward Rector Vice Squadron Leader Robert Raine Flight Leader
Freeman Ricketts Flight Leader William Reed Flight Leader
Carson Roberts Communications Stanley Regis Crew Chief
John Rumen Armorer Clarence Riffer Armorer
Arnold Shamblin Wing Man Leo Schramm Crew Chief
Van Shapard Wing Man Wilfred Seiple Crew Chief
Ralph Schiller Armorer Erik Shilling Flight Leader
Frank Swartz Wing Man Robert A. Smith Crew Chief
Chester Tuley Crew Chief Robert T. Smith Flight Leader
George Tyrell Crew Chief Edward Stiles Crew Chief
Earl Wagner Armorer Irving Stolet Crew Chief
Peter Wright Flight Leader Joseph Sweeney Communications


Julian Terry Clerk-Administration


Frank Van Timmeren Line Chief

Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk (Hawk 81A-2) P-8194, 23rd FG, 14th AF, USAAF.

This plane flown by AVG top-scoring Ace Robert Neale during his 15 days tour with the 23rd Fighter Squadron (he was 23rd FS Commanding Officer during this tour). The plane carried markings of 1st PS 'Adam and Eve', AVG.


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