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The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
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Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
Items in this collection are a part of the 362nd Fighter Group history. This means that items can pertain to the 377th Fighter Squadron (F.S.), the 378th F.S., and the 379th Squadron. Items that pertain to more than one F.S. will be placed here, even if one of those squadrons is the 379th. Whether the group commander was Colonel Morton Magoffin or Colonel Joseph Laughlin at the time of creation will not relegate items to this collection or that of the 379th F.S.; it is the content and context of the item itself.
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
Date
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March 1943- December 1945
Still Image
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A German POW Among the 362nd Fighter Group
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
Description
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According to the caption on this photo, a German POW is directed to dig a latrine for the 362nd Fighter Group near their tents. Note the soldier on the far left, his guard. You can just make out a smirk on the face of the seated airman. The caption also states that these were the pilots' tents before they moved into the chateau.
Date
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September - November 1944
Subject
The topic of the resource
The pilots of the 362nd stayed in these tents outside Reims before moving into the chateau, with a little help from a German POW
362nd Fighter Group
chateau
France
German
POW
Reims
tents
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Title
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The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
Items in this collection are a part of the 362nd Fighter Group history. This means that items can pertain to the 377th Fighter Squadron (F.S.), the 378th F.S., and the 379th Squadron. Items that pertain to more than one F.S. will be placed here, even if one of those squadrons is the 379th. Whether the group commander was Colonel Morton Magoffin or Colonel Joseph Laughlin at the time of creation will not relegate items to this collection or that of the 379th F.S.; it is the content and context of the item itself.
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
March 1943- December 1945
Still Image
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Title
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Men From the 362nd Fighter Group Play Volleyball
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
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September - November 1944
Subject
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The men of the 362nd Fighter Group had to find ways to unwind in their downtime
Description
An account of the resource
Pilots and grounds crew were encouraged to take their minds off of the war by their commander, Colonel Joseph Laughlin. He did not want his pilots to get battle fatigue or his grounds crew to suffer exhaustion so he made sure they had something else to do, whether that was a little R & R back in England or a little game of volleyball near the base.
362nd Fighter Group
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
France
fun
Reims
volleyball
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Title
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The 362nd Fighter Group
Subject
The topic of the resource
Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
Items in this collection are a part of the 362nd Fighter Group history. This means that items can pertain to the 377th Fighter Squadron (F.S.), the 378th F.S., and the 379th Squadron. Items that pertain to more than one F.S. will be placed here, even if one of those squadrons is the 379th. Whether the group commander was Colonel Morton Magoffin or Colonel Joseph Laughlin at the time of creation will not relegate items to this collection or that of the 379th F.S.; it is the content and context of the item itself.
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
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March 1943- December 1945
Still Image
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Title
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Pilots from the 377th Fighter Squadron Pose Atop a Captured Flak Gun
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Description
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377th Fighter Squadron pilots Lt. Robert J. "Red" Campbell and Lt. Roy D. Christian hang onto a previously camouflaged 88 mm flak gun. These larger flak guns were used to target high-altitude planes, like the P-47. Sadly, Lt. Christian was KIA a few months after this photo was taken.
Date
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August - September 1944
Subject
The topic of the resource
Two pilots have some fun on a captured flak gun outside Rennes in France
1944
362nd Fighter Group
377th Fighter Squadron
88 mm
flak
flak gun
France
Lt. Robert "Red" Campbell
Lt. Roy D. Christian
Rennes
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Title
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Planes and Weapons of WWII
Subject
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Planes that were flown in WWII in which Colonel Joseph Laughlin flew or flew with.
Description
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These are planes that were utilized by the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. The focus will be on those planes that were flown by Colonel Laughlin or flew with him and the 362nd Fighter Group.
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Lockheed Corporation
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
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1930s-1940s
Still Image
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Title
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A B-26 Marauder
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
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Early 1940s
Subject
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This medium bomber was the most accurate bomber in the Ninth Air Force, but it still required escort from P-47 Thunderbolts
Description
An account of the resource
The Martin B-26 Marauder was flown in every Theater of Operations during the war. Although very accurate in bombing, they were vulnerable to enemy aircraft, requiring bomber escorts from P-47s and P-51s. Also, Colonel Joseph Laughlin managed to pester General Otto Weyland to the point that he offered up a B-26 for the 362nd Fighter Group's use; if they could get it running. The grounds crew did and the 362nd F.G. became the envy of every fighter group in the Ninth Air Force as they used the Marauder to get supplies and R & R for the men.
Creator
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Glenn L. Martin Company
362nd Fighter Group
B-26
bomber escort
bombers
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Marauder
P-47
P-51
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's Call Sign on the Fuselage of His P-47, Five by Five
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Creator
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1940s
Subject
The topic of the resource
Every pilot had a call sign painted on their plane, another form of identification in the air or on the ground
Description
An account of the resource
The call sign reads as "B8-A". The "B" is for the 379th Fighter Squadron; the "A" is for the 362nd Fighter Group; and the "8" is the plane number within the squadron. This was Colonel Laughlin's call sign in early 1945.
1945
362nd Fighter Group
379th Fighter Squadron
call sign
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Five by Five
fuselage
Insignia
P-47
Thunderbolt
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Title
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Ninth Air Force
Subject
The topic of the resource
The Ninth Air Force was under the Army Air Corps
Description
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Items in this collection do not apply completely to the 362nd Fighter Group or the 379th Fighter Squadron. They are a part of the larger story of the Ninth Air Force under the auspices of the Army Air Corps
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1941-1945
Still Image
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Title
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General Otto Weyland and Colonel Joseph Laughlin Stand in Front of a Luftwaffe Plane
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Laughlin, as Commander of the 362nd Fighter Group, reported directly to the Commander of the XIX Tactical Air Command (TAC), General Otto Weyland, under the auspices of the Ninth Air Force
Description
An account of the resource
Colonel Laughlin and General Weyland stand in front of a surrendered German Luftwaffe airplane, a Focke-Wulf (FW) 190 at the Frankfort Rhein Main Air Base in Germany. The plane had been flown in by the German Luftwaffe Commander to be surrendered to the 362nd Fighter Group in response to their overwhelming destruction of German planes on the ground and in the air in the month of April. General Weyland made the trip to share in the successes of his XIX TAC, 362nd Fighter Group.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
April 1945
1945
362nd Fighter Group
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Frankfurt
FW-190
General Otto Weyland
Germany
Ninth Air Force
Rhein-Main
XIX TAC
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
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From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin Shakes Hands with Colonel Morton Magoffin
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
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Colonel Laughlin and Colonel Magoffin remained good friends from their time at Wheeler Field in Hawaii
Date
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1943
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With one leg in the cockpit of his P-47, Colonel Laughlin shakes hands with his commander, Colonel Magoffin, the two of them sharing a laugh amidst the stresses of training for war.
362nd Fighter Group
Col. Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
flight suit
Ninth Air Force
P-47
Razorback canopy
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The 362nd Fighter Group
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Information regarding the 362nd Fighter Group
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Items in this collection are a part of the 362nd Fighter Group history. This means that items can pertain to the 377th Fighter Squadron (F.S.), the 378th F.S., and the 379th Squadron. Items that pertain to more than one F.S. will be placed here, even if one of those squadrons is the 379th. Whether the group commander was Colonel Morton Magoffin or Colonel Joseph Laughlin at the time of creation will not relegate items to this collection or that of the 379th F.S.; it is the content and context of the item itself.
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
Date
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March 1943- December 1945
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin and Officers of the 362nd Fighter Group in Front of the Chateau Outside Reims
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
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Colonel Laughlin acquired a chateau outside of Reims in France to house the pilots of the 362nd Fighter Group
Date
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October 1944
Description
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From left, 1st Lt. Joe Lane, Colonel Laughlin, 1st Lt. John Hill, and an unknown pilot stand in front the the chateau outside of Reims. Colonel Laughlin managed to "acquire" it, and it was large enough to house all of the pilots of the 362nd Fighter Group. These were the most comfortable accommodations the men would see during the war, and they never wanted to leave. The officers appear to have just come from the airstrip, as all of them are wearing their flight suits, with the two officers in front, both from the 377th Fighter Squadron, also wearing their leather jackets.
362nd Fighter Group
377th Fighter Squadron
chateau
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
flight suit
France
Lt. Hill
Lt. Lane
Reims
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Letters Between Pilots' Mothers With Newspaper Article
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
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Patriotism was alive and well throughout the U.S., and the families of military personnel supported each other, even if they were a few states away
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This article, from a newspaper in Ohio, tells the story of a local pilot getting shot down in the Battle of Bastogne, but insisting on getting back to base as he was expecting to hear news that he was a father. This airman, 1st Lt. Duane E. Oyster, was a pilot in the 362nd Fighter Group, and although there is only a passing reference to Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the article, Lt. Oysters' mother felt compelled to pass on the article to Colonel Laughlin's family. The final letter was written in reply to Ruba Oyster's original letter nearly 30 years later by Colonel Laughlin's mother, Gertrude. It shows that the bonds shared by the pilots were also shared by their families, even decades after the war.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1945-1975
362nd Fighter Group
bonds
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Gertrude Laughlin
Lt. Duane Oyster
mothers
Newspaper
patriotism
Ruba Oyster
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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Press Release Concerning Colonel Joseph Laughlin and the Bombing of Bremen Airport
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Creator
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Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office, Army Air Corps
Date
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1944
Subject
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A press release that touts the accomplishments of Colonel Laughlin and the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
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This press release, also found in a partial article from a Nebraska newspaper also in this collection, describes the recent successes of Colonel Laughlin in France. It includes the details behind a Ninth Air Force record-setting flight that was Colonel Laughlin's idea as payback to the Nazis for all that they had done so far. It goes into detail about Colonel Laughlin's life before the war, his friendship with the current 362nd Group Commander, Colonel Morton Magoffin, and how he is viewed by the men in the group. It is also the only time his first wife, Kathleen, is mentioned in any format.
.50-caliber guns
362nd Fighter Group
Air Medal
Alpha Tau Omega
bombs
Bremen
Bremen Airport
cars
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
combat missions
Distinguished Flying Cross
divebombing
Elks Lodge
European Theater
Five by Five
flak
German
Grand Island
Hawaii
Kathleen
Kelly Field
Luftwaffe
Mogin's Maulers
Nebraska
P-36
P-40
P-47
Pacific Theater
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
tanks
Thunderbolt
trains
trucks
University of Nebraska
Wheeler Field
wife