Jack Warren

357th Fighter Group 03/16/1944


364TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 357TH FIGHTER GROUP, ARMY AIR FORCES APO 637 U. S. ARMY 23 FEBRUARY 1944 ENCOUNTER REPORT CAPT. JACK R. WARREN, O-732418
A. COMBAT

B. 16 MARCH 1944

C. 364TH FIGHTER SQUADRON , 357TH FIGHTER GROUP

D. 1 20 5

E. NEAR AUGS BURG

F. 8 /10 AT 8 ,000 FT .

G. FW. 190

H. DEST ROYED

I. I WAS FLYING NO. 3 POSITION IN GOWDY RED FLIGHT LED BY MAJOR HAYES. I AND MY WINGMAN, LT. REESE, WERE JUST CLIMBING UP FROM THE DECK WHEN I SPOTTED A FW. 190 FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT ABOUT 1,000 FT. I CLOSED IN TO ABOUT 100 YDS. FROM ASTERN AND FIRED A SHORT BURST. I OBSERVED NUMEROUS STRIKES ON AND AROUND THE COCKPIT. THE E/A STARTED A SPIRAL TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED IN AN ORCHARD. THE PILOT UNDOUBTEDLY WAS KILLED. THE E/A WAS ENTIRELY DEMOLISHED AND WHEN LAST SEEN HAD STARTED TO BURN. MY WINGMAN, LT. REESE, HAS CONFIRMED THIS. I CLAIM 1 FW. 190 DESTROYED. J. A MMUNITION EXPENDED: 7 5 ROUNDS.

JACK R. WARREN , C APT ., AIR CORPS, PILOT. CONFIRMATION I WAS FLYING GOWDY RED NO. 4, FLYING ON CAPT. WARREN'S WING. CAPT. WARREN ATTACKED A FW. 190 AT 1,000 FT. FROM ASTERN CLOSING IN TO 100 YDS., AND HE WAS FIRING AND I OBSERVED STRIKES ON THE COCKPIT. THE FW. 190 STARTED A DIVING LEFT TURN AND CRASHED INTO AN ORCHARD. WILLIAM C. REESE , 1ST L T., AIR CORPS, PILOT.

Official US Army Air Forces Combat Report by Jack Warren of the 357th Fighter Group. This material is a transcription of official reports-testimonials of Jack Warren's combat experience.






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