Name A/C Rank Unit Downed Date Waldrop, David F-105 1Lt 80 TFS 1.0 23 Aug 67 Feinstein, Jeffrey S. F-4D Capt 13 TFS1 1.0 16 Apr 72 Feinstein, Jeffrey S. F-4E Capt 13 TFS1 1.0 31 May 72 Feinstein, Jeffrey S. F-4D Capt 13 TFS1 1.0 18 Jul 72 Feinstein, Jeffrey S. F-4D Capt 13 TFS1 1.0 29 Jul 72…

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Name A/C Rank Unit Destroyed Date Sandlin, Harry F-80 1Lt 80 FBS 1.0 29 Jun 50 Marsh, Roy W. F-80 1Lt 80 FBS 1.0 9 Jun 50 Fox, Orrin R. F-80 2Lt 80 FBS 1.0 29 Jun 50 Walsh, Robert A. F-80 1Lt 80 FBS 2.0 19 Jul 50 Watts, Jack D. F-80 1Lt 80 FBS 2.0 19 Jul 50…

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Name A/C Rank Unit Downed Date Brown, William A. P-39 Capt 80 FS 2.0 26 Aug 42 Helveston, George T. P-39 1Lt 80 FS 1.0 26 Aug 42 Roberts, Daniel T., Jr. P-39 2Lt 80 FS 2.0 26 Aug 42 Rogers, Gerald T. P-39 2Lt 80 FS 1.0 26 Aug 42 Rogers, Gerald T. P-39 1Lt 80 FS 1.0 17…

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Confirmed aces with Name and Date of fifth victory: Edward Cragg 23 Jul 43 John Jones 23 Jul 43 George Welch 20 Aug 43 Robert Adams 29 Aug 43 Jay Robbins 4 Sep 43 Edwin Degraffenreid 26 Sep 43 Cornelius Smith 24 Oct 43 Allen Hill 7 Nov 43 Kenneth Ladd 17 Dec 43 Jennings Myers 22 Dec 43 (KIA…

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Air Offensive, Japan: 17 Apr 42 – 2 Sep 45 Bismarck Archipelago: 15 Dec 43 – 27 Nov 44 East Indies: 6 Mar 42 – 22 Jul 42 Leyte: 17 Oct 44 – 1 Jul 45 Luzon: 15 Dec 44 – 4 Jul 45 Northern Solomons: 22 Feb 43 – 21 Nov 44 Papua: 23 Jul 42 – 23 Jan…

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Presidential Unit Citation: Paupau, 23 Jul 42 – 7 Nov 43 New Guinea, 23 Jul 42 – 7 Nov 43 New Britian, 23 Jul 42 – 7 Nov 43 Korea, 1 Feb 51 – 31 Mar 53 Distinguished Unit Citation: Papua, 23 Jul 42 – 23 Jan 43 New Guinea, 20 Aug 43 – 15 Sep 43 New Britain, 24…

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World War II P-39 Airacobra: 1942-1943 P-400 Airacobra (1): 1942-1943 P-38D-H, & J Lightning (2): 1943-1945 Between The Wars (BTW): P-5lD Mustang (3): 1947-1950 Korean War: F-80C Shooting Star (4): 1950-1953 F-86F Sabre (5): 1953-1957 BTW: F-84G (6) Thunderjet “Hog”: 1954-1956 F-100D/F Super Sabre: 1956-1963 Vietnam: F-105 Thunderchief “Thud”: 1963-1968 F-4C Wild Weasel Phantom II: 1968-1971 “Juvats”: F-4D Phantom II:…

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Mitchell Field, NY: 10-26 Jan 1942 Brisbane, Australia: 6-27 Mar 1942 Lowood, Australia: 28 Mar-9 May 1942 Petrie, Australia: 10 May-l9 Jul 1942 Port Moresby, New Guinea: 20 Jul-7 Nov 1942 Milne Bay, New Guinea: 8 Nov 1942-5 Feb 1943 Mareeba, Australia: 6 Feb-20 Mar 1943 Port Moresby, New Guinea: 21 Mar-10 Dec 1943 Dobodura, New Guinea: 11 Dec 1943-27…

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8th Pursuit Group (later 8th Fighter Group): 10 Jan 1942-26 Dec 1945 8th Fighter Group (later 8th Fighter-Bomber Group): 20 Feb 1947-30 Sep 1957 attached to: 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, 24 Aug-25 Sep 1950; 51st Fighter Interceptor Group, 25 Sep-27 Oct 1950; Twentieth Air Force, 29 Oct 1954-10 Feb 1955; 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, 10 Feb 1955-18 Oct 1956 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing…

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CONSTITUTED as 80th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor): 6 Jan 1942 ACTIVATED: 10 Jan 1942 REDESIGNATED as 80th Fighter Squadron: 15 May 1942 INACTIVATED: 26 Dec 1945 ACTIVATED: as 80th Fighter Squadron: 20 Feb 1947 REDESIGNATED as 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 20 Jan 1950 REDESIGNATED as 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 1 Jul 1958 REDESIGNATED as 80th Fighter Squadron: 3 Feb 1992