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Reconnaissance, Photographic Recon. & Weather Recon. Squadron Aces
(World War II)

NAME                            VICTORIES      SQUADRON      THEATER OF OPERATIONS              

McComas, Edward O.                 14          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
East, Clyde B.                     13  [11+2]  15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Hoefker, John H.                    9  [8+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Shomo, William A.                   8          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Larson, Leland A.                   8  [4+4]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Waits, Joe W.                       6  [5+1]   162, 15 RCN   European Theater of Operations
Rader, valentine S.                 6  [5+1]   111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Williams, Russll D.                 5          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Watts, Oran S.                      5          118 RCN       China-Burma-India


Woods, Charles P.                   4          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Perry, Robert A.                    4  [3+1]   162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Johnston, Philip A., Jr.            4  [3+1]   160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Johnston, Edward R.                 4          161 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Boyle, William J.                   4  [3+1]   15, 161 RCN   European Theater of Operations
Williams, William I.                3  [2+1]   162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Vetter, Walter J.                   3  [2+1]   111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Thomas, Norboune A.                 3  [2+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Randerson, Luther W.                3          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
McCleary, George C.                 3          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Lipscomb, Paul M.                   3          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Lacey, Henry E., Jr.                3          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Jones, Ira B., III                  3          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Hendricks, Garland W.               3          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Davis, Henry F.                     3          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Washatka, Morris J.                 2          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Walker, George T.                   2  [1+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Schonardm Ernest M.                 2  [1+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Rule, Roy                           2          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Robison, Frank B.                   2          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Ricci, Ronald R.                    2          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Reavis, Perry                       2          162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Peterson, Berthold H.               2          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Noland, George K.                   2          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Murtha, John L.                     2  [1+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
McGovern, James B., Jr.             2          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
McCormick, James F., Jr.            2          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Louden, Clarence E.                 2          162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Littlewood, William C.              2          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Hornsby, William R., Jr.            2          111 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Harville, Douglas A.                2          10 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Grover, John F.                     2          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Gentzler, Victor J.                 2          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Gardner, William R.                 2  [0+2]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Frick, Alfred O.                    2  [1+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Frahm, Chester H.                   2          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Ellis, John R., Jr.                 2          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Elliott, M. Leo, Jr.                2  [1+1]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Dieckmann, Elmer W.                 2          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Bruce, Robert E.                    2  [1+1]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Brown, ralph A.                     2  [1+1]   160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Zirkle, Robert P.                   1          154 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Wylie, Roderick K.                  1  [0+1]   111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Windsor, Richard I.                 1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Winberry, William M.                1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Wicks, George W.                    1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
White, Julian S., Jr.               1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
White, Forrest L.                   1          111 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
White, Charles D.                   1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Wardle, William W., Jr.             1  [0+1]   162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Vosler, Kenneth B., Jr.             1          160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Utey, Harry S.                      1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Twiggs, Warren O.                   1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Turner, Robert W.                   1          160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Turner, Patrick B.                  1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Trulson, Theodore M.                1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Trudeau, Raymond A.                 1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Tolern, George W.                   1          111 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Tohms, Roy R.                       1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Thomasian, Berge                    1  [0+1]   107 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Strange, Melvin G.                  1  [0+1]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Shutt, Irving E.                    1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Shively, Robert W., Jr.             1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Shenk, Richard E.                   1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Schroeder, George R.                1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Scheer, Melvin G.                   1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Sanders, Samuel G.                  1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Sage, Ray O.                        1          22 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Rowland, Charles R.                 1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Rhoads, John K.                     1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Regan, Martin J.                    1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Quiggins, Richard S.                1          22 PRN        European Theater of Operations
Posey, Lawrence C., Jr.             1          20 RCN        China-Burma-India
Piatt, Jacob I., Jr.                1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Penning, Donald H.                  1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Patrick, Wayne S.                   1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Oemcke, Arthur E.                   1  [0+1]   162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
O'Neill, Cyril W.                   1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Norman, Harold C.                   1          161 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Nicholson, Huert L.                 1          111 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Newman, Stanley F.                  1          162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Murtha, Louis A.                    1          161 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Mulcahy, Frank H., Jr.              1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Mowry, James B.                     1          161 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Milner, Thomas H.                   1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Miller, Arthur, Jr.                 1          161 RCN       European Theater of Operations
McCalpin, Robert A.                 1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Martin, Laurence H.                 1  [0+1]   160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Marman, George R.                   1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Markey, Marvin B., Jr.              1  [0+1]   111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Lutz, John R.                       1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Logothetis, Mingo V.                1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Little, Robert G.                   1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Lebon, Eugen J.                     1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Landis, William H.                  1          160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Landers, Robert C.                  1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Lamphier, Frederick A.              1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Lambert, Maurice E.                 1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Lacey, William D., Jr.              1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Kutsher, George S.                  1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Koykka, Philip H.                   1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Kollar, Roland M.                   1          162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Knudson, Robert F.                  1  [0+1]   162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Knight, Ralph G., Jr.               1  [0+1]   160 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Kirkpatrick, Norbert W.             1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Kimber, John C.                     1  [0+5]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Killian, Roy Q.                     1          107 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Kidd, Roland O.                     1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Khare, Frank C.                     1  [0+5]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Keating, James C.                   1  [0+1]   107 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Johnston, William A.                1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Johnson, Warner E.                  1          111 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Johnson, Lewis P.                   1  [0+1]   107 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Johnson, Herman L., Jr.             1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Johnson, Harry                      1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Jeffrey, Robert A.                  1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Jaffe, Abraham                      1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Jackson, Thomas W.                  1          9 WRN         European Theater of Operations
Jackson, Claude S.                  1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Hughes, Hubert H.                   1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Huber, Thomas C. Jr.                1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Houlahan, John F.                   1  [0+1]   107 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Horanic, Frederick L.               1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Hilland, Ernest C., Jr.             1          107 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Hearrell, Dave C., Jr.              1          111 RCN       Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Harrison, Jack U.                   1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Hammond, Robert L.                  1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Gremilliaon, Glenn B.               1          162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Greene, George H.                   1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Graham, Delta C., Jr.               1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Gosnell, Earl S., Jr.               1          22 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Gocke, Jack E.                      1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Geiger, Manuel N.                   1          162 RCN       European Theater of Operations
French, Harold R.                   1          22 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Foster, James W.                    1  [0+1]   33 PRN        European Theater of Operations
Fenske, Robert G.                   1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Evans, John T.                      1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Ermatinger, Henry L.                1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Dutler, Donald A.                   1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Diffenderffer, Claude A., Jr.       1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Davenport, William O., Jr.          1          12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Covey, Carlton                      1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Corson, John R.                     1          109 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Conklin, Joseph E.                  1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Cary, Guy F.                        1          15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Cartago, Daniel M.                  1  [0+1]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Carpenter, John W.                  1          118 RCN       China-Burma-India
Canady, Leon B., Jr.                1  [0+1]   12 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Burrud, John N.                     1          82 RCN        Southwest Pacific
Burak, Carl                         1  [0+1]   22 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Buehl, Frederick W.                 1  [0+1]   22 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Brokaw, Van S.                      1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Brattoli, Daniel A.                 1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific
Botsford, Donald N.                 1          161 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Biniewski, Julian                   1  [0+1]   15 RCN        European Theater of Operations
Bell, Frank D.                      1          111 RCN       European Theater of Operations
Austin, John G.                     1  [0+1]   33 PRN        European Theater of Operations
Archuleta, Rubel V.                 1          110 RCN       Southwest Pacific

Comments:
PRN: Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron.
RCN: Reconnaissance Squadron.
WRN: Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.

P-51D Mustang s/n 44-11280 600 flown by Lt.Col. Edward O McComas of the 118th TRS, 23rd FG, 14th AF

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North American P-51D Mustang s/n 44-11280 600 flown by Lt.Col. Edward O McComas of the 118th TRS,
23rd FG, 14th AF.


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Reconnaissance, Photographic Recon. & Weather Recon. Squadron victories

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