4th Fighter Group Combat Stories

These are transcriptions of official enemy encounter reports by members of the 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force in World War II. These first person accounts of combat typically taken shortly after the engagement provide a detailed recap of the action between U.S. Soldiers-Airmen and the German enemy.

4th Fighter Group

06/22/1943 - Ernest Beatie
07/28/1943 - Duane Beeson
07/28/1943 - Roy Evans
07/28/1943 - Edward Anderson
08/16/1943 - John Du Four
08/16/1943 - Roy Evans
10/02/1943 - Duane Beeson
10/08/1943 - Roy Evans
12/01/1943 - John Godfrey
12/22/1943 - John Godfrey
12/22/1943 - Vasseure Wynn
01/14/1944 - Alexander Rafalovich
01/14/1944 - Duane Beeson
01/29/1944 - Duane Beeson
01/29/1944 - Archie Chatterley
01/30/1944 - Charles Anderson
01/31/1944 - Raymond Clotfelter
01/31/1944 - Duane Beeson
01/31/1944 - Paul Ellington
02/20/1944 - Duane Beeson
03/18/1944 - Duane Beeson
03/18/1944 - Don Blakeslee
03/21/1944 - Archie Chatterley
03/23/1944 - Nicholas Megura
03/23/1944 - Duane Beeson
03/29/1944 - Charles Anderson
03/29/1944 - George Carpenter
03/29/1944 - Robert Church
04/08/1944 - Charles Anderson
04/08/1944 - Clemens Fiedler
04/08/1944 - Albert Schlegel
04/12/1944 - Charles Anderson
05/29/1944 - Robert Church
06/20/1944 - Robert Dickmeyer
08/16/1944 - James Clark
11/18/1944 - John Creamer

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