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PERSONNEL
 
AERIAL VICTORIES OF THE 318TH FS
 

"The Checkertail Clan" by Nicolas Trudian  www.nicolastrudgian.com

 
 

From April 1943 through June 1945, 71 318th Fighter Squadron pilots scored 175 aerial victories, of that total 9 pilots achieved "Ace” status downing 56 aircraft. 

 
 
 
AERIAL VICTORIES (alphabetical)
 
 
NAME P-40 P-47 P-51 TOTAL
Amedro, George E. 0 0 1 1
Aron, William E. 0 0 5 5
Bevan, Thomas M. 0 0 3 3
Bloomer, Joseph A., Jr. 4 0 0 4
Boone, Mark P. 3 0 0 3
Bradley, Ernest E., Jr. 0 0 1 1
Brown, Robert H. 0 0 7 7
Brown, Sam E. 0 2 1 3
Burns, Robert C. 0 0 1 1
Campbell, David D. 2 0 0 2
Christian, Richard D. 0 0 1 1
Deakins, Richard S. 0 3 2 5
Decker, Earl A. 0 1 0 1
Dove, Donald G. 1 0 0 1
Dowd, Paul B. 0 1 0 1
Emmert, Benjamin H. 0 1 5 6
Engle, Charles R. 1 0 0 1
Farnham, Sheldon W. 0 0 2 2
Fitch, Arthur J. 0 0 2 2
Forsyth, Hibbard V. 0 0 1 1
Garcia, Robert M. 0 1 0 1
Gonda, John E. 1 0 0 1
Henry, John B. 0 0 1 1
Hesler, Paul M. 1 0 0 1
Hewell, Jerry G. 0 0 1 1
Hogg, Roy B. 2 2 2 6
Jensen, Paul K. 0 0 3 3
Johnson, Fred G. 0 0 1 1
Kitchen, Noel O. 0 3 0 3
Lancaster, Rayburn D. 2 0 0 2
Leonard, James A., Jr. 0 0 1 1
Loftus, Harold R. 0 0 1 1
Long, Henry L., Jr. 0 0 1 1
Lott, William M. 1 0 0 1
Malloy, Richard K. 0 2 0 2
Maret, Paul L. 2 0 0 2
Mason, Joe E. 0 0 1 1
McDaniel, Arthur T. 2 0 0 2
McDaniel, Gordon H. 0 0 6 6
McDonald, Norman L.1 0 0 5 5
McKeithen, Archie J. 4 0 0 4
Morey, Carl W., Jr. 0 0 3 3
Murphy, Paul J. 0 0 1 1
Newell, Robert O. 0 0 2 2
Pace, Joseph G. 0 0 1 1
Parker, Harry A. 0 0 13 13
Pomerantz, William 0 0 4 4
Prevatt, Otis E., Jr. 3 0 0 3
Rau, Oscar, Jr. 0 0 4 4
Reynolds, John W. 0 0 4 4
Rogers, Robert H. 1 0 0 1
Rogers, Stacy D. 0 2 0 2
Sangermano, Philip 0 0 8 8
Schachner, Lawrence I. 0 0 1 1
Seevers, Lester F. 0 0 1 1
Selenger, Walter K. 0 0 4 4
Slattery, William H. 3 0 0 3
Sluder, Chester L. 0 1 1 2
Smith, Grant R. 0 0 1 1
Strain, James R. 0 1 0 1
Suehle, Ferdinand E. 0 3 1 4
Sweeney, George L. 0 0 1 1
Terry, Wesley B. 0 0 2 2
Toner, James V., Jr. 0 1 0 1
Tuchsen, John E. 1 0 0 1
Vaught, Winston W. 0 1 0 1
Whiteside, Philip C. 1 2 0 3
Wilkins, Jesse C. 0 0 1 1
Wipperfurth, Paul M. 0 0 1 1
Woodman, Verner A. 0 0 4 4
Wulf, Fred J. 0 0 1 1
Totals 35 27 113 175
 
 
 
AERIAL VICTORIES (BY DATE)
 
 
NAME RANK DATE KILL
COOK, HOWARD T F/O 4/17/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 5/19/1943 1
CAMPBELL, DAVID D F/O 5/20/1943 1
LOTT, WILLIAM M 1st Lt 5/20/1943 1
MCDANIEL, ARTHUR T 1st Lt 5/20/1943 1
MCKEITHEN, ARCHIE J F/O 5/20/1943 1
TUCHSEN, JOHN E 2nd Lt 5/20/1943 1
BOONE, MARK P F/O 5/27/1943 1
LANCASTER, RAYBURN D 1st Lt 5/28/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 6/6/1943 1
CAMPBELL, DAVID D F/O 6/6/1943 1
ENGLE, CHARLES R F/O 6/6/1943 1
PREVATT, OTIS E JR F/O 6/6/1943 2
ROGERS, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 6/18/1943 1
BOONE, MARK P F/O 6/24/1943 1
HOGG, ROY B 2nd Lt 6/24/1943 1
LANCASTER, RAYBURN D 1st Lt 6/24/1943 1
SLATTERY, BILL H F/O 6/24/1943 1
MCKEITHEN, ARCHIE J F/O 6/28/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 7/10/1943 1
DOVE, DONALD G 1st Lt 7/13/1943 1
HESLER, PAUL M JR F/O 7/13/1943 1
GONDA, JOHN E F/O 7/22/1943 1
MCKEITHEN, ARCHIE J F/O 7/22/1943 2
PREVATT, OTIS E JR F/O 7/22/1943 1
SLATTERY, BILL H F/O 7/22/1943 1
MARET, PAUL L JR F/O 7/26/1943 1
WHITESIDE, PHILIP C 2nd Lt 7/26/1943 1
HOGG, ROY B 2nd Lt 7/28/1943 1
SLATTERY, BILL H 2nd Lt 7/28/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 8/7/1943 1
MARET, PAUL L JR F/O 8/7/1943 1
TONER, JAMES V JR maj 1/13/1944 1
ROGERS, STEACY D 1st Lt 1/23/1944 1
HOGG, ROY B 1st Lt 1/30/1944 2
KITCHEN, NOEL O 1st Lt 1/30/1944 2
SUEHLE, FERDINAND E 2nd Lt 1/30/1944 1
WHITESIDE, PHILIP C 1st Lt 1/30/1944 2
MALLOY, RICHARD K 2nd Lt 2/14/1944 1
BROWN, SAM E 1st Lt 3/3/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 2nd Lt 3/3/1944 2
VAUGHT, WINSTON W CAPT 3/3/1944 1
DECKER, EARL A 1st Lt 3/11/1944 1
KITCHEN, NOEL O Capt 3/18/1944 1
SLUDER, CHESTER L Lt Col 3/28/1944 1
MALLOY, RICHARD K 1st Lt 4/12/1944 1
STRAIN, JAMES R 1st Lt 4/12/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 2nd Lt 4/13/1944 1
GARCIA, ROBERT M 2nd Lt 4/13/1944 1
BROWN, SAM E 1st Lt 4/18/1944 1
DOWD, PAUL B 2nd Lt 4/18/1944 1
ROGERS, STEACY D 1st Lt 4/18/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 4/25/1944 1
SUEHLE, FERDINAND E 2nd Lt 5/5/1944 1
HOGG, ROY B CAPT 6/6/1944 2
SLUDER, CHESTER L Lt Col 6/6/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 1st Lt 6/11/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 6/11/1944 1
SUEHLE, FERDINAND E 1st Lt 6/11/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 1st Lt 6/16/1944 1
JENSEN, PAUL K 1st Lt 6/16/1944 1
REYNOLDS, JOHN W 2nd Lt 6/16/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H F/O 6/28/1944 3
JENSEN, PAUL K 1st Lt 6/28/1944 1
POMERANTZ, WILLIAM 2nd Lt 6/28/1944 1
SANGERMANO, PHILIP F/O 6/28/1944 1
SWEENEY, GEORGE L 1st Lt 6/28/1944 1
SANGERMANO, PHILIP 2nd Lt 7/25/1944 2
FARNHAM, SHELDON W CAPT 7/26/1944 1
WOODMAN, VERNER A JR 2nd Lt 7/26/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 7/27/1944 1
BROWN, SAM E 1st Lt 7/27/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 7/28/1944 1
JENSEN, PAUL K 1st Lt 7/28/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 7/30/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 7/31/1944 3
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 7/31/1944 4
POMERANTZ, WILLIAM 2nd Lt 7/31/1944 2
REYNOLDS, JOHN W 1st Lt 7/31/1944 2
SANGERMANO, PHILIP 2nd Lt 7/31/1944 3
TERRY, WESLEY B F/O 7/31/1944 1
WOODMAN, VERNER A JR 2nd Lt 7/31/1944 2
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 8/3/1944 1
FITCH, ARTHUR J 1st Lt 8/3/1944 2
LOFTUS, HAROLD R 1st Lt 8/3/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 8/3/1944 1
REYNOLDS, JOHN W 1st Lt 8/3/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 8/21/1944 1
FARNHAM, SHELDON W CAPT 8/23/1944 1
JOHNSON, FRED G F/O 8/23/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 8/23/1944 1
POMERANTZ, WILLIAM 1st Lt 8/23/1944 1
SANGERMANO, PHILIP 1st Lt 8/23/1944 2
SCHACHNER, LAWRENCE I 2nd Lt 8/23/1944 1
TERRY, WESLEY B 2nd Lt 8/23/1944 1
WOODMAN, VERNER A JR 2nd Lt 8/23/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 8/24/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 8/24/1944 1
WIPPERFURTH, PAUL M 2nd Lt 8/24/1944 1
LONG, HENRY L JR 1st Lt 10/12/1944 1
ROESER, WARREN K maj 11/3/1944 1
MCDONALD, NORMAN L maj 11/5/1944 1
NEWELL, ROBERT O 1st Lt 11/5/1944 1
RAU, OSCAR JR 1st Lt 11/5/1944 4
ROESER, WARREN K maj 12/5/1944 1
ROESER, WARREN K maj 12/8/1944 1
WULF, FRED J 1st Lt 12/26/1944 1
MCDANIEL, GORDON H 1st Lt 1/19/1945 1
SELENGER, WALTER K 1st Lt 2/16/1945 1
ARON, WILLIAM E 2nd Lt 3/1/1945 1
MOREY, CARL W JR 2nd Lt 3/1/1945 2
NEWELL, ROBERT O 1st Lt 3/1/1945 1
ARON, WILLIAM E 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 2
BEVAN, THOMAS M 1st Lt 3/14/1945 3
BRADLEY, ERNEST E JR 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 1
BURNS, ROBERT C 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 1
HENRY, JOHN B 1st Lt 3/14/1945 1
MCDANIEL, GORDON H 1st Lt 3/14/1945 5
MURPHY, PAUL J 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 1
PACE, JOSEPH G 1st Lt 3/14/1945 1
PARKER, HARRY A CAPT 3/14/1945 2
SELENGER, WALTER K 1st Lt 3/14/1945 1
BEVAN, THOMAS M 1st Lt 3/16/1945 1
SMITH, GRANT R CAPT 3/16/1945 1
MOREY, CARL W JR 2nd Lt 3/20/1945 1
WILKINS, JESSE C 2nd Lt 3/20/1945 1
NOE, ROY F 1st Lt 3/22/1945 1
AMEDRO, GEORGE E 1st Lt 4/2/1945 1
MCDONALD, NORMAN L maj 4/2/1945 2
ARON, WILLIAM E 1st Lt 4/4/1945 1
HEWELL, JERRY G 2nd Lt 4/4/1945 1
SEEVERS, LESTER F 2nd Lt 4/4/1945 1
SELENGER, WALTER K 1st Lt 4/4/1945 2
ARON, WILLIAM E 1st Lt 4/10/1945 1
CHRISTMAN, RICHARD D 1st Lt 4/10/1945 1
FORSYTH, HIBBARD V 2nd Lt 4/10/1945 1
LEONARD, JAMES A JR 2nd Lt 4/10/1945 1
MASON, JOE E 2nd Lt 4/10/1945 1
MCDONALD, NORMAN L maj 4/10/1945 1
MCAFEE, HARRY E Lt Col 6/6/1945 1
 
NAME RANK DATE KILL
COOK, HOWARD T F/O 4/17/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 5/19/1943 1
CAMPBELL, DAVID D F/O 5/20/1943 1
LOTT, WILLIAM M 1st Lt 5/20/1943 1
MCDANIEL, ARTHUR T 1st Lt 5/20/1943 1
MCKEITHEN, ARCHIE J F/O 5/20/1943 1
TUCHSEN, JOHN E 2nd Lt 5/20/1943 1
BOONE, MARK P F/O 5/27/1943 1
LANCASTER, RAYBURN D 1st Lt 5/28/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 6/6/1943 1
CAMPBELL, DAVID D F/O 6/6/1943 1
ENGLE, CHARLES R F/O 6/6/1943 1
PREVATT, OTIS E JR F/O 6/6/1943 2
ROGERS, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 6/18/1943 1
BOONE, MARK P F/O 6/24/1943 1
HOGG, ROY B 2nd Lt 6/24/1943 1
LANCASTER, RAYBURN D 1st Lt 6/24/1943 1
SLATTERY, BILL H F/O 6/24/1943 1
MCKEITHEN, ARCHIE J F/O 6/28/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 7/10/1943 1
DOVE, DONALD G 1st Lt 7/13/1943 1
HESLER, PAUL M JR F/O 7/13/1943 1
GONDA, JOHN E F/O 7/22/1943 1
MCKEITHEN, ARCHIE J F/O 7/22/1943 2
PREVATT, OTIS E JR F/O 7/22/1943 1
SLATTERY, BILL H F/O 7/22/1943 1
MARET, PAUL L JR F/O 7/26/1943 1
WHITESIDE, PHILIP C 2nd Lt 7/26/1943 1
HOGG, ROY B 2nd Lt 7/28/1943 1
SLATTERY, BILL H 2nd Lt 7/28/1943 1
BLOOMER, JOSEPH A JR CAPT 8/7/1943 1
MARET, PAUL L JR F/O 8/7/1943 1
TONER, JAMES V JR maj 1/13/1944 1
ROGERS, STEACY D 1st Lt 1/23/1944 1
HOGG, ROY B 1st Lt 1/30/1944 2
KITCHEN, NOEL O 1st Lt 1/30/1944 2
SUEHLE, FERDINAND E 2nd Lt 1/30/1944 1
WHITESIDE, PHILIP C 1st Lt 1/30/1944 2
MALLOY, RICHARD K 2nd Lt 2/14/1944 1
BROWN, SAM E 1st Lt 3/3/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 2nd Lt 3/3/1944 2
VAUGHT, WINSTON W CAPT 3/3/1944 1
DECKER, EARL A 1st Lt 3/11/1944 1
KITCHEN, NOEL O Capt 3/18/1944 1
SLUDER, CHESTER L Lt Col 3/28/1944 1
MALLOY, RICHARD K 1st Lt 4/12/1944 1
STRAIN, JAMES R 1st Lt 4/12/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 2nd Lt 4/13/1944 1
GARCIA, ROBERT M 2nd Lt 4/13/1944 1
BROWN, SAM E 1st Lt 4/18/1944 1
DOWD, PAUL B 2nd Lt 4/18/1944 1
ROGERS, STEACY D 1st Lt 4/18/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 4/25/1944 1
SUEHLE, FERDINAND E 2nd Lt 5/5/1944 1
HOGG, ROY B CAPT 6/6/1944 2
SLUDER, CHESTER L Lt Col 6/6/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 1st Lt 6/11/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 6/11/1944 1
SUEHLE, FERDINAND E 1st Lt 6/11/1944 1
DEAKINS, RICHARD S 1st Lt 6/16/1944 1
JENSEN, PAUL K 1st Lt 6/16/1944 1
REYNOLDS, JOHN W 2nd Lt 6/16/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H F/O 6/28/1944 3
JENSEN, PAUL K 1st Lt 6/28/1944 1
POMERANTZ, WILLIAM 2nd Lt 6/28/1944 1
SANGERMANO, PHILIP F/O 6/28/1944 1
SWEENEY, GEORGE L 1st Lt 6/28/1944 1
SANGERMANO, PHILIP 2nd Lt 7/25/1944 2
FARNHAM, SHELDON W CAPT 7/26/1944 1
WOODMAN, VERNER A JR 2nd Lt 7/26/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 7/27/1944 1
BROWN, SAM E 1st Lt 7/27/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 7/28/1944 1
JENSEN, PAUL K 1st Lt 7/28/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 7/30/1944 1
EMMERT, BENJAMIN H JR. 1st Lt 7/31/1944 3
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 7/31/1944 4
POMERANTZ, WILLIAM 2nd Lt 7/31/1944 2
REYNOLDS, JOHN W 1st Lt 7/31/1944 2
SANGERMANO, PHILIP 2nd Lt 7/31/1944 3
TERRY, WESLEY B F/O 7/31/1944 1
WOODMAN, VERNER A JR 2nd Lt 7/31/1944 2
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 8/3/1944 1
FITCH, ARTHUR J 1st Lt 8/3/1944 2
LOFTUS, HAROLD R 1st Lt 8/3/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 8/3/1944 1
REYNOLDS, JOHN W 1st Lt 8/3/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 8/21/1944 1
FARNHAM, SHELDON W CAPT 8/23/1944 1
JOHNSON, FRED G F/O 8/23/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 8/23/1944 1
POMERANTZ, WILLIAM 1st Lt 8/23/1944 1
SANGERMANO, PHILIP 1st Lt 8/23/1944 2
SCHACHNER, LAWRENCE I 2nd Lt 8/23/1944 1
TERRY, WESLEY B 2nd Lt 8/23/1944 1
WOODMAN, VERNER A JR 2nd Lt 8/23/1944 1
BROWN, ROBERT H 2nd Lt 8/24/1944 1
PARKER, HARRY A 1st Lt 8/24/1944 1
WIPPERFURTH, PAUL M 2nd Lt 8/24/1944 1
LONG, HENRY L JR 1st Lt 10/12/1944 1
ROESER, WARREN K maj 11/3/1944 1
MCDONALD, NORMAN L maj 11/5/1944 1
NEWELL, ROBERT O 1st Lt 11/5/1944 1
RAU, OSCAR JR 1st Lt 11/5/1944 4
ROESER, WARREN K maj 12/5/1944 1
ROESER, WARREN K maj 12/8/1944 1
WULF, FRED J 1st Lt 12/26/1944 1
MCDANIEL, GORDON H 1st Lt 1/19/1945 1
SELENGER, WALTER K 1st Lt 2/16/1945 1
ARON, WILLIAM E 2nd Lt 3/1/1945 1
MOREY, CARL W JR 2nd Lt 3/1/1945 2
NEWELL, ROBERT O 1st Lt 3/1/1945 1
ARON, WILLIAM E 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 2
BEVAN, THOMAS M 1st Lt 3/14/1945 3
BRADLEY, ERNEST E JR 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 1
BURNS, ROBERT C 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 1
HENRY, JOHN B 1st Lt 3/14/1945 1
MCDANIEL, GORDON H 1st Lt 3/14/1945 5
MURPHY, PAUL J 2nd Lt 3/14/1945 1
PACE, JOSEPH G 1st Lt 3/14/1945 1
PARKER, HARRY A CAPT 3/14/1945 2
SELENGER, WALTER K 1st Lt 3/14/1945 1
BEVAN, THOMAS M 1st Lt 3/16/1945 1
SMITH, GRANT R CAPT 3/16/1945 1
MOREY, CARL W JR 2nd Lt 3/20/1945 1
WILKINS, JESSE C 2nd Lt 3/20/1945 1
NOE, ROY F 1st Lt 3/22/1945 1
AMEDRO, GEORGE E 1st Lt 4/2/1945 1
MCDONALD, NORMAN L maj 4/2/1945 2
ARON, WILLIAM E 1st Lt 4/4/1945 1
HEWELL, JERRY G 2nd Lt 4/4/1945 1
SEEVERS, LESTER F 2nd Lt 4/4/1945 1
SELENGER, WALTER K 1st Lt 4/4/1945 2
ARON, WILLIAM E 1st Lt 4/10/1945 1
CHRISTMAN, RICHARD D 1st Lt 4/10/1945 1
FORSYTH, HIBBARD V 2nd Lt 4/10/1945 1
LEONARD, JAMES A JR 2nd Lt 4/10/1945 1
MASON, JOE E 2nd Lt 4/10/1945 1
MCDONALD, NORMAN L maj 4/10/1945 1
MCAFEE, HARRY E Lt Col 6/6/1945 1