Eugene H.Emmons 325th FG
 

Hello

Seen on the web

His 3rd vic (type not specified) on 02/11/44
His 4th vic (type not specified) on 02/14/44

According to "Checkertail Clan" by Ernest R.McDowell and William N.Hess:
Nothing on 02/11/44 (no mission carried out to day by the 325th)

His 3rd (Bf.109),4th (Mc.202 !!!) on 02/14/44 (mission es.Verona)

What is it exactly?
Michel

Re: Eugene H.Emmons 325th FG
 

Hi Michel. You have to rely on his awards on the official Study 85 (total 9) by General Orders..

30/1/44 2
11/2/44 1
14/2/44 1
6/4/44 1
13/4/44 1
17/4/44 2
13/6/44 1
He was only officially credited with 1 on the 14th but maybe the one on the 11th should be the 14th too ? ( no mission then). All 9 were in P-47s and 325th P-47s claimed 12 Mc.202s. in their total. (1 by P-51s). He flew no. 25 in both types.


Nick

Re: Eugene H.Emmons 325th FG
 

From Frank Olynyk's Stars and Bars:

January 30, 1944 Me 109 and Mc 202 destroyed Villaorba Landing Ground
February 14 Me 109 destroyed 15 miles SE Verona and Mc 202 destroyed vicinity of Farrera
April 6 Me 109 destroyed 20-40 miles south of Trieste
April 13 Re 2001 destroyed near Budapest
April 17 Me 109 destroyed Sofia and a Me 109 destroyed 60 miles southwest of Sofia
May 13 Me 109 destroyed Marina
June 13 FW 190 damaged Muhldorf

Kent

Re: Eugene H.Emmons 325th FG
 

As a follow up, Frank Olynyk commented that all of these claims were taken from combat reports and the planes he flew were a P-47 (number not listed) on January 30, P-47 #25 on February 14, P-47 #33 on April 6, P-47 #25 on April 13, P-47 #24 on April 17, P-47 #25 on May 13 and P-51B #25 on June 13.

Kent

Re: Eugene H.Emmons 325th FG
 

Thank you guys.
OK for Olynyk

It seems that he won his 9 kills against 5 different air force.
Luftwaffe
Italy(ANR)
Hungarian
Bulgarian
Croatian

A record?

Regards
Michel