| Caption | P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft of the USAAF 358th Fighter Group, Toul Air Base, France, Jan 1945 | ||||
| Source | United States Army | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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31 Dec 2008 06:29:23 AM
My father my have worked on this airplane. He was an armorer with the 366th during WWII. His name was C.J. Mathews.
20 Mar 2009 12:54:51 PM
My father Walter Schukantz knows your dad.
20 Mar 2009 01:01:14 PM
My Father Walter Schukantz was an armorer on the Tarheel Hal which is the aircraft in the photo. I called him and he knows your father. He said his nickname was "Mud Hen" because he was a duck hunter. They went through armorer school together. Let me know if you get this and we may get them in touch with each other.
21 Mar 2009 10:21:22 PM
Thanks for the info I contacted your dad this evening and had a nice talk with him.
4 Jun 2009 01:41:29 PM
Hello,anyone recognise this emblem-a winged bug/wearing helmet-goggles and holding a Machine gun under body in right arm,a red bomb below main body,links of 50 cal ammo leading from M.Gun,sweat beads in front of face and what appears to be HVAR rockets in a rear foot, it was on a A-2 Jacket worn by Lt.Filippo M. Caseria w/366thFTR SQ/358th FG
If you know this emblem/unit please contact me at WeBeEmblems@aol.com Thank you!!!!
4 Nov 2009 05:59:21 PM
Looking for info on my grandfather Lt. Joseph Richlitsky who flew with the 358th FG, 9th AF and shot down a Me262 flown by Lt. Fritz Kelb I/JG 7 on 30Apr,1945 over Germany with Capt. James H. Hall. Any further info anyone has would be appreciated.
17 Dec 2009 09:58:59 AM
Mr. Matthews & Mr. Schukantz,
I would be curious to know some details of your fathers being an armorer. School location, MOS, training, etc...
the reason i ask is i run the USAF armament career field and i am writing its past history and it would be a blessing to receive some information outside of websites
appreciate your time
mictao
13 Feb 2010 01:56:53 AM
Hallo Joe,
you are right, Capt. James H.Hall and 2./Lt.Joseph Richlitsky shoot down one Me262, but by the Frank Olynyk book it was on 29th April 1945 and Lt.Fritz Kelb reported missing on 30th April.
I will welcome any detailed info about mission of your grandfather, I´m looking for Fritz Kelb crashsite.
Please contact me: jan-vladar@volny.cy
21 Apr 2010 01:23:56 PM
My father Clarence Wright was pilot 356th sq.I sure wish there is another reunion,i would attend.God bless them all.
3 Jan 2011 10:01:05 PM
Just received an email from James Hall's son Denny. James Hall and my father served with the 366th, in 1944. James Hall is alive and well.
Denny's email: Dhall3333@aol.com
3 Jan 2011 10:06:00 PM
My dad served in the 366th, LT Edward Kantorski. I just made contact with James Hall's son, Denny Hall.
30 Jul 2012 09:11:33 AM
My father Lt James O Hall flew the above plane Tarheel Hal occasionaly when he was with the 358th FG 366th FS. He passed away recently on 7/15/2012