[Alex Smart]

Hi Franek,
You probably have this already but just in case

The USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in WW2 has for the three dates you give are -
ETO +MTO
15,16 & 17 April 1945
15th
9 claims plus 4 Half Claims
16th
36 Claims plus 2 Half Claims.
17th
26 Claims plus 2 Half Claims.

ETO 15 04 45
12 RCN 1.00 RICCI RONALD R ILT A000820576
107 RCN 0.50 KEATING JAMES C ILT A00070280в
107 RCN 0.50 THOMASIAN BERGF FO T00062805
109 RCN 1.00 LEDON EUGENE J ILT A000827460
162 RCN 1.00 KOLLAR ROLAND M A000827460
353 FTR 1.00 CARR BRUCE W 2LT A000887280
356 FTR 0.50 ASBURY RICHARD W CPT A000801346
356 FTR 0.50 GREEN RALPH E CPT A002063019
378 FTR 1.00 NANNICK HILTON N ILT A000744230
378 FTR 1.00 PILCHER JOSEPH M 2LT A000710166
379 FTR 1.00 MORRIS RAYMOND W 2LT A000774269

MTO 15.04.45
27FTR 1.00 DANIELSON WARREN L 1LT
301 FTR 1.00 LANHAM, JIMMY

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ETO 16 04 45
9 WRN 1.00 JACKSON THOMAS W 2LT A002000342
15 RCN 1.00 FRICK ALFRED O 1LT A000676618
15 RCN 1.00 UTLEY HARRY S 2LT A002059379
109 RCN 1.00 FRAHM CHESTER H 1LT A000706375
109 RCN 1.00 ROBISON FRANK B CPT A000661803
111 RCN 1.00 DUTLER DONALD A 2LT 4000706579
111 RCN 1.00 McCLEARY GEORGE C CPT A000700209
336 FTR 1.00 RYAN EUGENE E MAJ A000659489
353 FTR 1.00 ARTZ DONALD D 2LT A000711905
353 FTR 2.00 DALGLISH JAMES B MAJ A000886127
353 FTR 2.00 FEHSENFELD FRED M 2LT A002057593
353 FTR 1.00 HANGEN JOHN J 2LT A000830005
353 FTR 3.00 JOLLY WARREN H 1LT A000830005
353 FTR 1.00 RAMOS RENE J 2LT A002067562
353 FTR 1.00 RIEWE MILTON L 2LT A002059356
353 FTR 2.00 SANCHEZ JOSEPH F JR 2LT A000030329
364 FTR 2.00 BANKEY ERNEST E JR CPT A000752095
365 FTR 1.00 GALLAHER ARNOLD 1LT A000020175
376 FTR 1.00 FORD DELMAR R 1LT 4000720829
386 FTR 1.00 JONES BILLY K 2LT 1000514306
396 FTR 1.00 DUNBAR WILLIAM D 2LT 4000769768
396 FTR 1.00 MITCHELL JAMES S ILT A0008245
397 FTR 1.00 FEIN VERNON O 1LT A000767175
397 FTR 1.00 YANDEL HENRY A 1LT A0008042
406 FTR 0.50 BENEDICT WILLIAM C 1LT A000829604
406 FTR 0.50 FOLEY JOHN J 2LT A002064024
406 FTR 1.00 HONE RAYMOND B 1LT 4000705583
406 FTR 1.00 SPRAY DELROY E 1LT A000774340
513 FTR 1.00 ELFBERG MILLARD J 1LT A000767170

MTO 16.04.45
4 FTR 1.00 CHASKIN BARNETT CPT.
52 FTR GRP 1.00 MALCOLN MARION COL.
301 FTR 1.00 PRICE WILLIAM S III 1LT.

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ETO 17 04 45
53 FTR 1.00 DABNEY LEWIS 5 1LT A000715482
53 FTR 1.00 FAVORS MARCUS H 2LT A000778108
53 FTR 1.00 FURLONG HARRY J ILT 4000830445
53 FTR 1.50 MILLER LEONARD E 2LT A001996019
53 FTR 1.50 NAMUR HOWARD M ILT A000726668
53 FTR 2.00 RADCLIFF OWEN E 1 LT A000716242
53 FTR 1.00 REINHART ALBERT J 1LT 1000810567
53 FTR 1.00 YEAGER LOUIS E 1LT A000806573
330 FTR 1.00 BODIFORD HUGH 2LT A000720757
338 FTR 1.00 COOPER ROY Ε 2LT 4002056409
338 FTR 1.00 HENRY CARROLL D ILT 4000767225
338 FTR 1.00 KIERNAN THOMAS JR 1LT 4000440834
343 FTR 1.00 ERBY PHILLIP A 2LT A000829960
343 FTR 2.00 GIBBS RICHARD G 1LT A000825425
343 FTR 1.00 STRAUCH WALTER CPT 4000743125
343 FTR 1.00 WELCH ROBERT E CPT A000705651
356 FTR 1.00 WARNER JACK A CPT A000805714
364 FTR 1.00 STEIGER JAMES A FO T00125854
379 FTR 1.00 BLAIR THEODORE R 2LT A002063783
363 FTR 1.00 GOFF WALTER L CPT A000726375
383 FTR 1.00 ORNDORFF ROY W CPT A000804029
404 FTR 1.00 ZHEIZIG JAMES A CPT A000821830
503 FTR 1.00 CAMPBELL JOHN C JR ILT A000448126

MTO 17.04.45
308 FTR 1.00 HALL ALTON L 2LT

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Sadly the lists do not offer Eastern Europe or Protectorates. So the exercise will have to be to check the Squadrons to find the Groups and then cross check where the Groups/Squadrons were operating over on the dates given.

Apologies if I got some of the service numbers wrong.

Good hunting,
Alex
Total claims 79.