P-47 "JUG"
 
 
     
  Men of the 412th Fighter Squadron of the United States Army Air Corps were called upon to do the extraordinary, to help liberate Europe and free the world of tyranny.  That they did, unconditionally.  Some paid the supreme sacrifice in a single moment of bravery.  Others have paid throughout their lives by living with the internalization of horrid experiences and emotions.  They have lived the horrors of war for you.  We salute the 412th Fighter Squadron!  
     
  Update January 2022: As we attempt to contact surviving members of the 412th we'll be posting their photos here.  
     
 
     
         
  Bob Colangelo celebrates with Paul, Preston and Claudia at a recent Reunion di Colangelo - May 20 2019. Bob will be 96 years old in May 2021.  

Ellen and Bob Colangelo seen here with Santa - December 2019. UPDATE 19/Nov/2021: Bob joined his Lord and parents on August 30, 2021. We bid you, "Blue Skies." Bob's Obituary facepaintbyelizabeth.wixsite.com/smile

 
         
         
   

 
         
  Carroll Wooge with caregiver Patricia Jordan - Winter 2013. Carroll will be 99 years old March 2020. Notice the painting of the P-47 (perhaps BitterBitcher) on the wall behind him? UPDATE 03/June/2021: Carroll passed peacefully at home on Nov 15, 2020. Carroll's Obituary   John Kinn will celebrate 98 years July 2020. He's still driving his car and folks in Sandusky, Ohio know to get out of his way as he makes his way to the senior center. John's son Gary took this photo for us 20th April, 2020.  
 
     
  We'll add more veterans of the 412th and post their photos as we find them. Browse through the website pages, particularly through the archived photo albums, newsletters, and reunion celebrations and you'll surely find these folk as they appeared in 1944-45 and again in the early 2000's as we enjoyed the camaraderie of our 412th Squadron family at our reunions.  





 





recent
    * Operations Reports (ongoing updates)
    * Sad news from Belgium, 18 February 2020
    * The Right Stuff - George Cooper
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From the 412th
                                                archives:

Brief Overview - Colonel Frederick C. Bealke, Jr.
Brief History of 146th (373d) Fighter-Bomber Group - 1943-1956
Unit History from Activation to Arrival in E.T.O. - Capt. Richard H. Nash
Unit History from Arrival E.T.O. to 30 April 1944 - Capt. Richard H. Nash
Bodenplatte 1 Jan 1945 - Col. Frederick C. Bealke Jr.
Battle Honors- 31 May 1945 Citation by Major General Weyland
412th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Claims - 20 Apr 1944 through 20 Apr 1945
Pilot Losses   
MACR 7171 Irving Hunsberger
MACR 8518 Gilbert Hollingsworth
MACR 11777 William M. Miller
373rd Operations Reports   
412th Encounter Reports    
Diary - Capt. W. Philip Van Kirk
Dongelberg Orphanage
 

 
 
 
Newsletters
Photo Album
The "Jug"
Reunions
Orphanage Connection
Other Links of Interest
Acknowledgements

412th Insignia

 
 
 
 
 
 

last update: 25 Jan 2022 

 
     

 

412th Squadron patch image courtesy of Bruce Lowell and Bob Colangelo.