Special thanks to relatives of the following members of the 79th FG, as well as other individuals, who contributed photographs and information for use on this website:

79th Headquarters

William D. Craine (William Craine)

Conrad J. Erdman (Donald Erdman)

William E. Fleming (James Fleming)

Richard F. Hobbs family

Richards H. Hoffman collection (via Roy Hogue and Montie & Ron Whittenberg)

Charles E. Grogan (Steve Grogan)

John A. Innis (Chris Innis)

Edward E. Kingsley family

John F. Martin (John F. Martin Jr.)

James P. McDermott family

John A. Mickalonis family

Clarence L. Mitchel family

William R. Newlon (Jarold Newlon)

Julius C. Robbins family

Raymond Yaksic (Sandra Davis)

85th Fighter Squadron

John R. Anderson (Molly Anderson and Jane Anderson Jones)

Robert G. Appenzeller family

Edgar G. Babineau (Diane Dell’omo)

Burton E. Balch (John Balch)

John C. “Jack” Beeks (Michael Beeks)

Aaron S. Bell family

Albert K. Benz family

James Bevilacqua (Ron and Jean Bevilacqua)

George R. “Bob” Bolte family

Paul P. Boyajian (Linda Patterson)

Frederick T. Brox (Fred Brox)

Harold R. Burns family

Michael A. Calomino (Michael Calomino)

Chester M. Campbell (Patricia Campbell Kramer)

H. Don Carlson family

John O. Cimaglia (John Cimaglia)

William M. Clancy family

James W. Connors (John Connors)

Ralph C. Cox (Ralph Cox Jr.)

Thomas E. Cox family

David T. Crawley (Judy Mebane)

Thurman E. Curtis (Laymon Curtis)

Melvin K. Davis family (Evelyn Davis)

James Dennis (Harry Dennis)

William M. Earnest family

Merlin S. Eltzroth family

Jack Faires family

Herman Finkelstein family

Harold F. Fogg (Gordon Fogg & Brittany Amber)

William C. Glasgow (Andrew Glasgow)

Joseph S. Granato family

Mac R. Guthrie (Lois Guthrie)

Edwin E. Hoch (Tim Conrad)

Richard L. Holland family

Wilbert H. Holland family

Elven G. Hubbard family

Robert P. Kelley (Peter and Patricia Kelley)

Aubert R. Kettenbrink family

Milo R. Klear (Susan Klear)

“Al” Aaron H. Kramsky (Paul Kramsky)

Joseph V. Lansing (Carolyn Gunn and Susan Lansing Dubbs, daughters)

Donald I. Lawless (Mark Lawless)

Antonio Leija (Lydia Donovan)

Ralph L. Lind (Lindsay Vollrath)

George A. Lux (Carol Kinsey)

Lester F. “Bud” Marquart family

William B. Marshall family

Lyle E. Mason (Gordon Mason)

Earl P. Maxwell family

George L. McCommack family

Malcolm A. “Joe” McNall (Mike McNall)

Thomas H. Moran family

Dewitt H. Morton family

Fred J. Moschberger (Mary Mack)

C. Donald Munroe family

George I. Nadvornik family

Edwin P. Newbould (Susan Andrews)

Conrad H. Odle (Tom Odle)

William W. Ogden family

Chester P. Olenginski family

William N. Pace family

Arthur J. Palmer family

Donald B. Parry family

Robert W. Phillips family

George W. Pitula family

Edwin L. Plank family

John E. Platz (Richard and Stephen Platz)

Joseph E. Pumphrey family

Myer Rudnick (Diane Tuft)

William L. Ryburn (Corey Spann)

Samuel L. Say family

Powell A. Scheumack (personally)

Walter J. Seidel family

Omer L. Shaw (Connie Gregory)

Henry P. Simmons family

Charles W. Sinclair (Adrienne Flagg)

Stewart H. Spencer (Paul Spencer)

Harold Stahl family

Arthur H. Staton (David Staton)

Harold E. Stevens (Carol McCullough)

Stanley J. Sum (Mariann LoSasso)

James F. Sweeting family

Walter Szeeley family

Morris Tabachnick/Tabor (Carolyn Goodman)

Robert N. Taylor (Kirk Quaintance)

Gerald “Gerry” Teldon

William C. Thomas Jr. family

Jack Tippets family

John J. Tobin family

Henry O. Tomlin (Jeanette Tomlin)

Raphael “Ray” Tourin family

Michael A. Tusa (Mike Tusa)

Truman O. Wallace (Dawna Stone)

Herman Waterman (Jack Waterman)

Tilford H. Weaver (Martha Weaver Dickey and Laurien Weaver Monaghen)

Montie L. Whittenberg (Ron Whittenberg)

John H. Wilson family

86th Fighter Squadron

Robert H. Allard (Forrest Allard)

Richard Ascenzi family

Jesse A. Bickford (Terrence Collins)

William E. Bishop family

Basil H. Blair (Alan and “Buster” Blair)

Edgar T. Boone family

John H. Bothe family

Sidney J. Bowlin family

John K. Brownley family

Frank B. Burch family

Rueben Walter Buss family

Everett B. Chamberlain (Eric Chamberlain)

Leonard A. Charpentier family

Paul B. Church, Jr. family

Troy W. Clay family

Donald E. Claycomb family

Horace W. Cumberland family

Paul F. Devio (Barbara Devio)

Francis J. Dillon family

Martinus Dys (Dan and Ron Dys)

Gerald V. Ervin family

Charles W. Ford family

Jack C. Fortune family

Robert J. Fuller family

Victor F. Gartzke family

Joseph G. Geers family

Joseph Genovese family

Richard G. Gibbons family

Charles G. Gibson (Brian Gibson)

Allen J. Gilbert family

Darwin E. Glover (Glover family collection)

Lloyd T. “Sie” Good (Laurie Olds)

Irvin L. Grandjean (Kelly Grandjean)

Ray Hagler family

James F. Hannon family

George I. “Buddy” Harris (Keri Crawford)

Richard W. Hilgard (James Hilgard)

Loren E. Hintz family archives

Roy L. Hitt family

Irvin C. Hoerr family

Bill F. Horn family

George E. Huntsberger family

Robert P. Jackson family

Reidy E. Jones family

Jack (John) H. Kauffman family

Henry W. Kent family

Matthew J. Killewald (Brian Killewald)

Barrett Klingman (Beth Leder)

Roy Larson family

Raymond L. Libbert (Anonymous)

Harvey L. Lingle (Barry Lingle)

Sidney Loadenthal (Barry Loadenthal)

Walter L. Manning family

Robert C. Maratta (Robert C. Maratta Jr.)

Edwin J. Marcoe family

Saverio P. Martino family

Albert R. Maschewski family

Dale E. Matteson (Sharon Matteson Martin)

George St. Maur Maxwell (Soninlaw71/usmilitaryform)

James E. Menifee (Jim Isaacs)

Royce C. McGarr collection

Everly (Ev) John Plummer-McGrath (Joni Coniglio)

Wayne R. McKay family

Reid P. Nelson (Maureene Nelson Plotner)

John R. McNeal family

Bartholomew A. “Barney” Natoli (Robert Natoli)

Donald E. Neberman family

Donald V. Negethon family

Frank E. Newton (Sandy Newton Lassen)

Henry Nivins (Julie Kelly and Janice Large)

Thomas A. O’Brien family

William E. Peters family

Charles A. Pety family

Jack R. Renfro family

John “Jack” W. Rettew family

Bernard V. Robinson family

Romie R. Royse family

Robert “Bud” Ryan (Vicki Spencer)

Clifford E. Sachleben family

Henry B. Schilling (Karen Schilling Allen)

Paul P. Schneider family

Albert M. Shaw family

James C. Sigler (John Sigler)

Erwin R. Silsbee (Tom Silsbee)

Rocco Soranno (Marlene Iaciofano)

William A. Stem family

William R. “Tiger” Taylor (Elyn Sulger)

Joseph E. Waldron family

Robert K. Wallach family

William H. West family

Maurice W. Wilson (Michael Gibson)

John “Jack” E. Winschell (Deborah Winschell Homeister)

Frederick J. Zilly family

Marion M. Zipperer family

87th Fighter Squadron

John L. Balega family

Harry E. Bartley family

John L. Beck family

James J. Bell family

Arthur R. Bitzer (Art and Brenda Bitzer)

Donald R. Blumenshein family

William H. Bond family

Warren Rowland Bostick family (Keith Lovin)

Albert V. Bratt family

William “Doug” Brittian (Brad Brittian)

Richard B. Brown family

John S. Carson (Sadie “Tour” Carson)

Benjamin B. Cassiday (Carol Cassiday Orr)

Philip Caverly (Tim Caverly)

John C. Cochran family

William F. Craig (Patti Gallagher)

Keith S. Croskery family

Richard H. Cross Jr. (Richard H. Cross III)

Charles P. Cry (Randall Cry)

Lawrence J. Damato family

Harley T. Davidson (Christine Davidson)

Emery A. Dietrick (Michael Dietrick)

Raymond T. Dillon family

Charles A. Donahue family

Charles J. Ducoff (Dennis Ducoff)

John P. Dzamba (Les Brown)

Lloyd T. Eide family

Harry Einstandig (Bonnie Hill)

Howard J. Farmer (Renee Adair)

Edward P. Fitzgerald (Bruce Lowell)

Robert Q. Ford (cousin Judith Mitchell)

Sam M. Freedman (Jakki Freedman)

Leonard V. Fuentes (Voces Oral History Center at UT-Austin)

Willard James Garner family

Leonard D. Gathers family

Malcolm D. Glover (Malcolm D. Glover Jr.)

Arthur E. Halfpapp family

Joseph W. Haas Family (and Jack H. Smith)

Herman F. Heubel family

Harlan E. Highfield (W. C. Highfield)

Frank M. Huff (Robin Nagle)

William P. Ison AKA Napoleon W. Ison (Kent Ison)

Charles Jaslow (Sarah Jaslow)

Leopold “Lee” Edwin Joh (Taffee Joh Oakes)

Lloyd P. Jonas family

Jesse F. Jory (Rick Jory)

Gerald R. Kelton (Sherry L. (Kelton) Yandow)

John L. Kirsch family

Leo S. Korpanty family

Andrew J. Koschak (John Koschak)

John S. Krohn family

Robert F. Lamborn family

Jefferson C. Lanier (Vicki Lanier)

Charles C. “Chuck” Lankford family

George T. Lee collection via his family/Jack Tolman

Albert E. Lincicome (Anne Lincicome)

Harry R. Lloyd (B. Jane Lloyd)

Morrison D. Loftiss family in Indiana

Charles P. Logel family

Rocco A. Loscalzo (Frank Loscalzo)

Roy E. Lozar (Paula Tilley)

John D. Lueck family

Edward C. Maas (Chris Wall)

Herbert H. Maneval family

Linwood E. Mann family

Jack G. Maye (Monica Maye)

Roger J. McAvoy (Pat McAvoy-Costin)

Earl C. McCamis family

Edward O. McDonnell (McDonnell/Barry family)

James E. McGovern (Jim McGovern)

James A. McGraw (Dave McGraw)

James S. McKay family

Lewis E. Medley family

Vincent J. Nero family

Robert P. Norman family

Louis J. Osip family

Raffaelle “Ralph” Pasquale (Andrew Pasquale)

Victor L. Phelps family

John H. Pinkham (Elizabeth Pinkham)

Elmer N. Pollan (Neil Pollan)

George R. Richards (Larry Meyer)

William B. “Scotty” Rogers (Jim Rogers and Joanne Glascock)

Charles L. Rolph (Chuck Rolph)

William Rueschhoff (Victor Rueschhoff)

Leonard W. Servis/Pierson (Jean Pierson Crane)

Stanley J. Shaffer family

Wendell M. Simmons (Walter Simmons)

John E. Smith family

Walter B. Snook family (James and John Snook)

Noel Sonnichsen family

James D. Spraley family

John H. Stroup (John M. Stroup)

Sterling J. Sullivan (Stanley Sullivan)

Wilburn “Jack” Thompson, (Shelly Hern)

George R. Totten (Richard Totten)

Charles E. Trumbo family

Chester T. “Chet” Van Cleave (Don and Joe Van Cleave)

William C. Waller (Marion Waller-Scherer)

Loren D. Weaver family

Walter B. H. Williams family

Other individuals who contributed

Jean Barbaud

Philippe Biolley

Craig “Buz” Busby

Jack Cook

Steve Donacik

Joe Fields

John Henderson, via the Army Air Corps Library and Museum

Eva Hopkins

Dan Johnson

David Lay

Ian Lyn

Carl Molesworth

Bob Payette

Fabio Raimondi

Mark Stevens