20th FG USAAF and Captain Joe McKeon

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McKeon did serve in the 77th Fighter Squadron. Following are a few samples (not the complete list of course) from the 20th Fighter Group history as he flew 37 missions total. The squadron line ups show he was 77th White Leader on July 31, White Leader on August 5, 1944, White Leader on August 7, Red Leader on August 9, Red Leader on August 14. On August 16 he was Red Leader when he claimed a Me 109 destroyed and a FW 190 damaged, both in the air, flying LC-C. It appears his first 55th Fighter Squadron mission was August 27 when he aborted as 55th Black Leader. First completed mission with the 55th was August 30 as Red Leader.

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