79th Group Acknowledgements
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)
Richard F. Hobbs family
Charles E. Grogan (Steve Grogan)
John A. Innis (Chris Innis)
Edward E. Kingsley 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)
Edgar G. Babineau (Diane Dell’omo)
James Bevilacqua (Ron and Jean Bevilacqua)
George R. “Bob” Bolte family
Frederick T. Brox (Fred Brox)
Harold R. Burns family
Michael A. Calomino (Michael Calomino)
James W. Connors (John Connors)
Ralph C. Cox (Ralph Cox Jr.)
Thomas E. Cox family
Thurman E. Curtis (Laymon Curtis)
Melvin K. Davis family (Evelyn Davis)
James Dennis (Harry Dennis)
Merlin S. Eltzroth family
Harold F. Fogg (Gordon Fogg)
William C. Glasgow (Andrew Glasgow)
Edwin E. Hoch (Tim Conrad)
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)
Donald I. Lawless (Mark Lawless)
Antonio Leija (Lydia Donovan)
William B. Marshall family
Lyle E. Mason (Gordon Mason)
George L. McCommack family
Malcolm A. “Joe” McNall (Mike McNall)
C. Donald Munroe family
Edwin P. Newbould (Susan Andrews)
Conrad H. Odle (Tom Odle)
Donald B. Parry family
Robert W. Phillips family
Myer Rudnick (Diane Tuft)
William L. Ryburn (Corey Spann)
Samuel L. Say family
Powell A. Scheumack (personally)
Charles W. Sinclair (Adrienne Flagg)
Stewart H. Spencer (Paul Spencer)
Arthur H. Staton (David Staton)
Harold E. Stevens (Carol McCullough)
Stanley J. Sum (Mariann LoSasso)
Morris Tabachnick/Tabor (Carolyn Goodman)
Jack Tippets family
Henry O. Tomlin (Jeanette Tomlin)
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)
Jesse A. Bickford (Terrence Collins)
Basil H. Blair (Alan and “Buster” Blair)
Edgar T. Boone family
John K. Brownley family
Everett B. Chamberlain (Eric Chamberlain)
Horace W. Cumberland family
Charles W. Ford family
Robert J. Fuller family
Joseph G. Geers family
Joseph Genovese family
Richard G. Gibbons family
Charles G. Gibson (Brian Gibson)
Lloyd T. “Sie” Good (Laurie Olds)
Richard W. Hilgard (James Hilgard)
Loren E. Hintz family archives
Irvin C. Hoerr family
George E. Huntsberger 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)
Sidney Loadenthal (Barry Loadenthal)
Edwin J. Marcoe family
Saverio P. Martino family
Albert R. Maschewski family
George St. Maur Maxwell (Soninlaw71/usmilitaryform)
James E. Menifee (Jim Isaacs)
Everly (Ev) John Plummer-McGrath (Joni Coniglio)
Wayne R. McKay family
Reid P. Nelson (Maureene Nelson Plotner)
John R. McNeal family
Donald E. Neberman family
Donald V. Negethon family
Henry Nivins (Julie Kelly and Janice Large)
John “Jack” W. Rettew family
Bernard V. Robinson family
Romie R. Royse family
Henry B. Schilling (Karen Schilling Allen)
James C. Sigler (John Sigler)
Erwin R. Silsbee (Tom Silsbee)
Rocco Soranno (Marlene Iaciofano)
William A. Stem family
John “Jack” E. Winschell (Deborah Winschell Homeister)
Frederick J. Zilly family

87th Fighter Squadron
Asa A. Adair (Robert Adair)
John L. Balega family
Arthur R. Bitzer (Art and Brenda Bitzer)
Richard B. Brown family
John S. Carson (Sadie “Tour” Carson)
Philip Caverly (Tim Caverly)
William F. Craig (Patti Gallagher)
Charles P. Cry (Randall Cry)
Lawrence J. Damato family
Emery A. Dietrick (Michael Dietrick)
Raymond T. Dillon family
Charles A. Donahue family
Edward P. Fitzgerald (Bruce Lowell)
Leonard V. Fuentes (Voces Oral History Center at UT-Austin)
Arthur E. Halfpapp family
Herman F. Heubel family
Frank M. Huff (Robin Nagle)
Charles Jaslow (Sarah Jaslow)
Gerald P. Kelton (Sherry L. (Kelton) Yandow)
Leo S. Korpanty family
Andrew J. Koschak (John Koschak)
Jefferson C. Lanier (Vicki Lanier)
Albert E. Lincicome (Anne Lincicome)
Harry R. Lloyd (B. Jane Lloyd)
Rocco A. Loscalzo (Frank Loscalzo)
John D. Lueck family
Edward C. Maas (Chris Wall)
Linwood E. Mann family
Jack G. Maye (Monica Maye)
Earl C. McCamis family
Edward O. McDonnell (McDonnell/Barry family)
James E. McGovern (Jim McGovern)
James A. McGraw (Dave McGraw)
Lewis E. Medley family
Vincent J. Nero family
Raffaelle “Ralph” Pasquale (Andrew Pasquale)
John H. Pinkham (Elizabeth Pinkham)
Charles L. Rolph (Chuck Rolph)
William Rueschhoff (Victor Rueschhoff)
Wendell M. Simmons (Walter Simmons)
Walter B. Snook family
James D. Spraley family
Sterling J. Sullivan (Stanley Sullivan)
Wilburn “Jack” Thompson, (Shelly Hern)
Charles E. Trumbo family
William C. Waller (Marion Waller-Scherer)
Loren D. Weaver family
Other individuals who contributed
Jean Barbaud
Craig “Buz” Busby
Jack Cook
Steve Donacik
Joe Fields
John Henderson, via the Army Air Corps Library and Museum
Eva Hopkins
Dan Johnson
Ian Lyn
Carl Molesworth
Mark Stevens