(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Russell W. Erb Jr.
(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Russell W. Erb Jr.
343rd FS - 28 March 1944 - 15 November 1944 to 354th Fighter Group
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-38J CY-H 42-68095 "Drippy Lil" (F. Birtciel) |
| Mission History |
Not Known |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores | 1-0-0 |
| Ground Scores | 0-0 |
| Score Detail | 02 November 1944 Me-109 destroyed (air) W/Merseberg |
| Notes | Entered service from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ASN - 0-756521 28 March 1944 - Joined the 343rd Fighter Squadron 07 May 1944 - Bailed out over English Channel, 15 miles from the coast and picked up by ASR. Was Flying P-38J CY-H 42-68095 and suffered mechanical failure. June 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant September 1944 - Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal November 1944 - Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 15 November 1944 - Transferred to 355th FS, 354th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force 17 November 1944 - Killed in Action in P-51D GQ-R, 44-13647. Awarded Purple Heart, Air Medal with 4 clusters, 2 Pres Unit citations, French Croix de Guerre and 5 battle stars. |
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