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WWII US Pilot Awarded Medal for Shooting Down US Plane

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23 May 2016, 05:55
TCLouis
WWII US Pilot Awarded Medal for Shooting Down US Plane
Someone sent me an interesting post, was part of the email, not a URL and a story of a pilot that shot down planes from Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
Wonder if anyone can stir up a URL for an interesting lil chapter from WWII.

here it is, thanx to outside help.

http://southernarizonaguide.co...rious-kill-markings/



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24 May 2016, 04:11
Mark
quote:
pilot that shot down planes from Germany, Italy, Japan and the US



Wow, learn something new every day.

http://acesofww2.com/USA/aces/curdes/


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24 May 2016, 05:15
INTJ
Cool story!
24 May 2016, 21:50
Rusty
Great story!


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25 May 2016, 04:32
Grizzly Adams
My dad, who was on the German side, Marine artillery, claimed he shot down his commanding general. No medal for that. Big Grin Apparently there was a no shoot order for a set time period and the guys plane showed up way past the allotted time, which meant he was fair game. Luckily he wasn't hurt.

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