Holy Crap! Rich is actually asking a question! So . . . looking at some USAAF folks in Hawaii in mid 1942. . . I have ranks, initials, and last names. Sure would be nice to have at least first names. Can anyone help out? 2LT E E Barr CPT I C Connor 1LT D F Harbour 2LT J J Hood 2LT T C Johnson 2LT J W Jump 1LT L J Nagy 1LT W F Nolan 1LT J R Sawyer 2LT E E Straton All these gents were fighter pilots, I suspect mostly from the 45th FS, who at various points in July and August of 1942 were TDY to the USN's VF-3 at NAS Maui where they checked out in F4Fs. Any help greatly appreciated. Rich
Found their attachments, but can’t find anything more to confirm first names etc (and more names on these lists) Source: Fold3.com
Yeah, got all that from collected VF-3 war diaries already - probably from your same source. And even others whose first, and in a couple of middle names, for others (note for examples, Gabreski and Taylor, well known USAAF pilots), . The list above are the ones for which additional information is desired. I keep a running list of USN aviators from the WW2 era, up to about 50,000 now with DORs, SNs and known assignments as I can gather .. . over 180,000 entries. Just hoping someone indulges, or knows someone who indulges, in a similar frivolity for the USAAF.