Bueligens P-38 kills, disputed

[Mark R.]

I have a pretty good record of USAAF fighter losses in Tunisia. Here is what I have for P-38 losses on the above named dates:

8-Jan-43 vic Kairouan 1500- 1530 48th FS/14th FG P-38F Lt. Robert H. Woodward (KIA) Bf-109s
8-Jan-43 vic Kairouan 1500- 1530 48th FS/14th FG P-38F Lt Robert P. Kirschke (KIA) Bf-109s?
8-Jan-43 vic Kairouan 1500- 1530 49th FS/14th FG P-38F Lt William J. Hoelle (WIA) Bf-109s?
8-Jan-43vic Kairouan 1500- 1530 49th FS/14th FG P-38F Lt Keith (MIA?) Bf-109s?

8-Feb-43 20 miles NW Gabes1245 - 1305 97th FS/82d FG P-38F Lt William J. Dunn Enemy fighters

9-Feb-43 None

15-Feb-43 None

12-Mar-43 None

Days with numerous verified P-38 losses/without single or pairs of losses or crashlandings at base included/and this is a work in progress converted from excell spreadsheet:



3-Dec-42 vic Gabes 1000 - 1030 94th FS P-38F-LO-1 Lt Jack S. Longseth (MIA)flak?
3-Dec-42 vic Gabes 1000 - 1030 48th FS/14th FG P-38F-LO-1 Capt Carl T. Williams Jr. (KIA)flak
3-Dec-42 vic Djedieda 1500-1530 48th or 49th FS P-38F-LO-1 Lt Robert H. EubankEnemy fighters?
3-Dec-42 vic Djedieda 1500-1530 48th or 49th FS P-38F-LO-1 Lt James R. Tollen (KIA)Enemy fighters?
3-Dec-42 vic Bizerte 1030-1045 27th FS/1st FG P-38F-LO-1 Lt William Drysdale (KIA)Enemy fighters
3-Dec-42 vic Bizerte 1030 - 1045 27th FS/1st FG P-38F-LO-1 Lt David R. Everett (KIA)Enemy fighters
3-Dec-42 vic Bizerte 1030 - 1045 27th FS/1st FG P-38F-LO-1 Lt William K. Long (MIA)Enemy fighters
3-Dec-42 vic Bizerte 1030 - 1045 27th FS/1st FG P-38F-LO-1 Lt William K. HesterEnemy fighters
3-Dec-42 vic Bizerte 1030 - 1045 27th FS/1st FG P-38F-LO-1 Lt John A. Sullivan (s/d and returned)Enemy fighters


5-Dec-42 vic Bizerte1300 - 1330 49th FS/14th FG P-38G-LO-1 Lt Russell F. Guske Bf-109s
5-Dec-42 vic Bizerte1300 - 1330 49th FS/14th FG P-38G-LO-1 Lt John P. Stief (KIA) Bf-109s
5-Dec-42 vic Bizerte1300 - 1330 49th FS/14th FG P-38G-LO-1 Lt Robert F. Elliott Bf-109s
5-Dec-42 vic Bizerte1300 - 1330 49th FS/14th FG P-38G-LO-1 Capt Harold E. Lewis (KIA) Bf-109s
5-Dec-42 Souk el Asga (Arba?)1300 - 1330 49th FS/14th FG P-38G-LO-1 Lt Charles L. Earnhart Bf-109s

18-Dec-42 Tunis1030 - 1130 94th FS/1st FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Norman L. Widen (POW) Lt Anton Hafner
18-Dec-42 Tunis1030 - 1130 94th FS/1st FG P-38F-1-LO Lt George W. Sutcliffe (s/d and returned) II/JG 51?
18-Dec-42 Tunis1030 - 1130 94th FS/1st FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Victor G. Giles (KIA) II/JG 51?
18-Dec-42 Bou Arada 1030 - 1200 94th FS/1st FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Clark O. Jennings (s/d and returned) II/JG 51?


30-Dec-42 Zauara 1030 - 1130 49th FS/14th FG P-38G-1-LO Lt Thomas J. Morris Jr. flak or fighters?
30-Dec-42 Gabes 1100-1130 48th FS/14th FG P-38G-1-LO Lt Clark W. Smith JG 53
30-Dec-42 Gabes 1100-1130 48th FS/14th FG P-38G-1-LO Lt. Virgil H. Smith JG 53
30-Dec-42 Gabes 1100-1130 48th FS/14th FG P-38G-1-LO Lt Carroll JG 53


15-Jan-43 20 N of Bizerte over sea 1420 - 143049th FS/14th FG P-38-F-1-LOCapt William J. Fulmer Bf-109s
15-Jan-43 20 N of Bizerte over sea 1420 - 143049th FS/14th FG P-38-F-1-LOLt Lawrence E. Driver Jr. Bf-109s
15-Jan-43 vic Gabes Unk 96th FS/82d FG P-38-F-1-LO Lt Wayne Jorda Bf-109s?
15-Jan-43 vic Gabes Unk 96th FS/82d FG P-38-F-1-LO Lt. Raymond M. Black Bf-109s?
15-Jan-43 vic Gabes Unk 96th FS/82d FG P-38-F-1-LO Lt. Milo E. Rundall Bf-109s?

23-Jan-43 vic Medenine 0920 - 0940 48th FS/14th FG P-38F-1-LO Lt William F. Schottelkolb (KIA) II/JG 51
23-Jan-43 vic Medenine 0920 - 0940 48th FS/14th FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Guy E. Stuteville (KIA) II/JG 51
23-Jan-43 vic Medenine 0920 - 0940 48th FS/14th FG P-38G Lt Kenneth W. Harley Jr. (KIA) II/JG 51
23-Jan-43 vic Medenine 0920 - 0940 48th FS/14th FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Leo M. Yates (KIA) II/JG 51
23-Jan-43 vic Gafsa 0920 - 0940 48th FS/14th FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Mark K. Shipman II/JG 51
23-Jan-43 vic Gafsa0920 - 0940 48th FS/14th FG P-38G Lt Richard H. Soliday (KIA) II/JG 51

30-Jan-43 vic Gabes1030-1130 96th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Capt. Arthur A. Smedley (POW) Bf-109s
30-Jan-43 vic Gabes1030-1130 96th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt. Charles J. Zubarik Bf-109s
30-Jan-43 vic Gabes1030-1130 96th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt. Douglas E. Crichton Bf-109s
30-Jan-43 vic Gabes1030-1130 96th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt. Frederick J. Delahunt (KIA) Bf-109s
30-Jan-43 vic Gabes1030-1130 96th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt. Paul D. Winston Jr. (KIA) Bf-109s

31-Jan-43 Gabes1230-1245 97th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt. Leonard E. Pratt Enemy fighters
31-Jan-43 Gabes1230-1245 97th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt Harold R. Decker (POW) Enemy fighters
31-Jan-43 Gabes1230-1245 97th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO Lt William A. Knell (MIA) Enemy fighters
31-Jan-43 Unk afternoon 95th FS/82d FG P-38F-1-LO SSG William J. Schildt (shot down/rtned) Bf-110

22-Mar-43 vic Cap Serrat 1330 - 1400 95th FS/83d FG P-38G Lt Oliver B. Hays (MIA) I/JG 53
22-Mar-43 Over the Sea 1400-1430 97th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt Lemuel D. McDaniel (POW) Enemy fighters
22-Mar-43 vic Bizerte 1400-1430 97th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt Lloyd E. Atteberry (KIA) Enemy fighters
22-Mar-43 vic Bizerte? 1400-1430 97th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt Earnest E. McAnulty (sd/r) Enemy fighters

5-Apr-43 vic Tunis 0730 - 0900 96th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt Claude R. Kinsey (POW) Shot down by wingman?
5-Apr-43 N of Cap Bon 0730 - 0900 96th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt Lee H. Lawrence (KIA) Enemy fighters
5-Apr-43 N of Cap Bon 0730 - 0900 97th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt William M. Hieronymus (KIA) Enemy fighters
5-Apr-43 N of Cap Bon 0730 - 0900 97th FS/82d FG P-38G Lt Earnest E. McAnulty (POW) Enemy fighters
5-Apr-43 N of Cap Bon 0730 - 0900 27th FS/1st FG P-38G Lt Donald E. Field (KIA) Enemy fighters
5-Apr-43 N of Cap Bon 0730 - 0900 27th FS/1st FG P-38G Lt Donald Hilgert (KIA) Enemy fighters