547th NFS

Activated:
1 Mar 44

Inactive:
20 Feb 46
Operating Locations:
Oro Bay, New Guinea 5 Sep 44 to 6 Oct 44
Owi Bay, Schouten group 6 Oct 44 to 31 Dec 45
Det. Tacloban, Layte, Phillippines 9 Nov 44 to 11 Jan 45
Det. Mindora, Phillippines Dec 44 to 16 Jan 45
Lingayen, Luzon, Phillippines 16 Jan 45 to 13 Aug 45
Le Shima, Ryukyus 13 Aug 45 to 7 Oct 45

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:
7 (6 in the P-61)

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:
25 Dec 44

Received first P-61:
7 Oct 44

Operational Aircraft:
P-38J: 1944-1946
P-70: 1944
P-61 A & B: 1944-1945

Service Streamers:
None

Decorations:
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Commanders:
Lt Col William C. Odell 1 Mar 44 to 21 Jul 45
Capt. William C. Behake 21 Jul 45 to 11 Nov 45

Victories:
Raidt (P-38) 1 Tess
Bourque/Rucks “Swing Shift Skipper” 2 Betty's
Schreiber/Rucks 1 Tess
Blackman/Harper 1 Tess
Oakes/Jacqmin 1 Tess
Annis/Detz 1 Hamp

Assigned Aircraft:

No Picture Available

Midnight Calling

Serial No. ?

P-61 ?-?

No Picture Available

Pandora's Box

Serial No. ?

P-61 ?-?

Snuggle Bunny

Serial No. 42-39385

P-61 A-10

No Picture Available

Hard To Get

Serial No. 42-39390

P-61 B-1

Swing Shift Skipper

Serial No. 42-39440

P-61 B-1

Markings:
Spinners and cowl flaps appear to have been in flight colors
Emblems:
None

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