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Constituted as 325th Fighter Group 01 24 Jun 1942. Activated on 3 Aug 1942. Trained with P-40's. Moved to North Africa during Jan-Feb 1943. Assigned to Twelfth AF. Entered combat on 17 Apr. Escorted medium bombers, flew strafing missions, and made sea sweeps from bases in Algeria and Tunisia. Participated in the defeat of Axis forces in Tunisia, the reduction of Pantelleria, and the conquest of Sicily. Received a DUC for action over Sardinia on 30 Jul 1943 when the group, using diversionary tactics, forced a superior number of enemy planes into the air and destroyed more than half of them. Flew no combat missions from the end of Sep to mid-Dec 1943, a period in which the group changed aircraft and moved to Italy. Began operations with Fifteenth AF on 14 Dec, and afterward engaged primarily in escort operations, using P-47s until they were replaced by P-51s in May 1944.
Escorted heavy bombers during long-range missions to attack the Messerschmitt factory at Regensburg, the Daimler-Benz tank factory at Berlin, oil refineries at Vienna, and other targets, such as airfields, marshalling yards, and communications in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, and Yugoslavia. Also covered operations of reconnaissance aircraft and strafed such targets as trains, vehicles, and airfields. Received second DUC for a mission on 30 Jan 1944 when the group flew more than 300 miles at very low altitude to surprise the enemy fighters that were defending German airdromes near Villaorba; by severely damaging the enemy's force, the 325th group enabled heavy bombers to strike vital targets in the area without encountering serious opposition. Continued combat operations until May 1945. Returned to the US in Oct. Inactivated on 28 Oct 1945.
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317th: 1942-1945
318th: 1942-1945
319th: 1942-1945
Mitchel Field, NY, 3 Aug 1942
Hillsgrove, RI, c. 31 Aug 1942-23 Jan 1943
Tafaraoui, Algeria, 28 Feb 1943
Montesquieu, Algeria, 5 Apr 1943
Souk-el-Khemis, Tunisia, 3 Jun 1943
Mateur, Tunisia, 19 Jun 1943
Soliman, Tunisia, 4 Nov 1943
Foggia, Italy, 11 Dec 1943
Lesina, Italy, 29 Mar 1944
Rimini, Italy, c. 5 Mar 1945
Mondolfo, Italy, Apr 1945
Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, July-9 Oct 1945
Camp Kilmer, NJ, 26-28 Oct 1945
Maj Leonard C Lydon, 3 Aug 1942
Lt Col Gordon H Austin, 10 Dec 1942
Lt Col Robert L Baseler, 5 Jul 1943
Col Chester L Sluder, 1 Apr 1944
Lt Col Ernest H Beverly, 11 Sep 1944
Col Felix L Vidal, 2 Mar 1945
Lt Col Wyatt P Exum, 6 Jun 1945
Lt Col Wilhelm C Freudenthal, c. 30 Aug 1945-
Air Combat, EAME Theater
Air Offensive, Europe
Tunisia
Sicily
Naples-Foggia
Anzio
Rome-Arno
Normandy
Northern France
Southern France
North Apennines
Rhineland
Central Europe
Po Valley
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Sardinia, 30 Jul 1943; Italy, 30 Jan 1944.
Insigne. Shield: Per fess, sable and azure, a fess arched, argent, upper line nebuly, over all a lightning flash or, issuing from dexter chief. Motto: Locare Et Liquidare - Locate and Liquidate. (Approved 1 Oct 1951.)
Missing Air Crew Reports also known as MACRs are reports of US aircraft that went down, via enemy action or mechanical issues, behind enemy lines. These reports detailed the aircraft and crew along with their disposition; there were statements and eyewitness reports if available describing what they saw. The majority of these reports were completed in the years following the conclusion of World War II. This was so that the survivors who had become prisoners of war could provide statements of the events of that day. These reports differ from accident reports in that those documented aircraft that crashed on take off or landing; these events happened on allied lines.
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Group/Squadron |
Date |
MACR |
Aircraft |
Aircraft Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/24/1943 |
00453 |
41-19916 |
P-40F |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/24/1943 |
00447 |
41-19947 |
P-40F |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/24/1943 |
00454 |
42-10479 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
06/28/1943 |
00449 |
42-11102 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/03/1943 |
00432 |
42-10434 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/07/1943 |
00451 |
42-11046 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/10/1943 |
00448 |
41-19984 |
P-40F |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/20/1943 |
00450 |
41-19973 |
P-40F |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/22/1943 |
00446 |
42-10475 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/22/1943 |
00452 |
42-10887 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
07/28/1943 |
00525 |
42-10958 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/30/1943 |
00431 |
42-10898 |
P-40L |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
08/02/1943 |
00507 |
41-19983 |
P-40F |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
08/26/1943 |
00526 |
41-19897 |
P-40F |
|
325FG |
01/10/1944 |
02061 |
42-75006 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
01/21/1944 |
02037 |
42-75011 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
01/22/1944 |
01989 |
42-75017 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
01/22/1944 |
02095 |
42-75757 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
01/30/1944 |
02393 |
42-75967 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
01/30/1944 |
02571 |
42-75982 |
P-47D |
|
325FG |
02/08/1944 |
03165 |
42-75968 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
02/14/1944 |
02485 |
42-75793 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
02/14/1944 |
02486 |
42-75976 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
02/22/1944 |
02569 |
42-75799 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/03/1944 |
02810 |
42-75760 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/03/1944 |
02811 |
42-75961 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/03/1944 |
02809 |
42-75962 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
03/03/1944 |
03215 |
42-76007 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/11/1944 |
03202 |
42-75703 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
03/11/1944 |
04191 |
42-75749 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/11/1944 |
03158 |
42-75773 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
03/18/1944 |
03468 |
42-75736 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
03/18/1944 |
03510 |
42-75742 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/28/1944 |
03513 |
42-75634 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/28/1944 |
03877 |
42-75748 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/28/1944 |
03512 |
42-75829 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/12/1944 |
04041 |
42-75959 |
P-47D-16 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/13/1944 |
04040 |
42-75651 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
04/13/1944 |
04075 |
42-75643 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
04/16/1944 |
04020 |
42-75709 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
04/16/1944 |
04231 |
42-22869 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/18/1944 |
04229 |
42-75851 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
05/05/1944 |
04724 |
42-75735 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
05/12/1944 |
04764 |
42-75642 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
05/12/1944 |
04763 |
42-75645 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
05/12/1944 |
04760 |
42-75717 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
05/12/1944 |
04762 |
42-75750 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
05/12/1944 |
04887 |
42-75838 |
P-47D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/06/1944 |
05854 |
42-103369 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/06/1944 |
06763 |
42-103432 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/15/1944 |
05775 |
42-103423 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/15/1944 |
06131 |
42-103445 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/15/1944 |
06130 |
42-103446 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/15/1944 |
06022 |
42-103483 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/15/1944 |
05766 |
42-103485 |
P-51C |
|
325FG |
06/15/1944 |
06309 |
42-103489 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/15/1944 |
06129 |
43-24883 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/23/1944 |
06733 |
42-103554 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
06/24/1944 |
06178 |
42-103552 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
06/24/1944 |
06077 |
42-103599 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/02/1944 |
06336 |
44-13418 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/02/1944 |
06337 |
44-13463 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/06/1944 |
06513 |
44-13482 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/07/1944 |
06818 |
43-24895 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
07/23/1944 |
07039 |
42-103447 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
07/26/1944 |
07120 |
43-24893 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/26/1944 |
07119 |
44-13271 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/27/1944 |
07108 |
42-103499 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
07/28/1944 |
07112 |
44-13508 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
07/31/1944 |
07155 |
44-13364 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
08/10/1944 |
07201 |
44-13436 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
08/23/1944 |
07960 |
43-24865 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
09/01/1944 |
08325 |
44-13288 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
09/01/1944 |
08330 |
44-13501 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
09/08/1944 |
08757 |
42-103507 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
09/15/1944 |
08761 |
43-24889 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
09/21/1944 |
08750 |
44-13272 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
09/21/1944 |
08751 |
44-13416 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
10/04/1944 |
08978 |
44-13456 |
P-51D-5 |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
10/12/1944 |
09082 |
43-24852 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
10/14/1944 |
09193 |
43-24900 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
10/21/1944 |
09331 |
44-13477 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
10/23/1944 |
09450 |
44-13296 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
11/06/1944 |
09693 |
42-106500 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
11/21/1944 |
09952 |
43-24856 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
11/21/1944 |
09958 |
44-15062 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/09/1944 |
10588 |
42-103410 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/09/1944 |
10784 |
42-103458 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/09/1944 |
10729 |
42-103455 |
P-51C-7 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/09/1944 |
10728 |
42-103911 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
12/09/1944 |
10364 |
44-13470 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/09/1944 |
10727 |
44-15174 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/17/1944 |
10674 |
42-103562 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
12/28/1944 |
10928 |
44-15357 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
01/05/1945 |
11090 |
43-24878 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
01/19/1945 |
11275 |
44-13483 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
01/20/1945 |
11390 |
44-14488 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
02/12/1945 |
12189 |
43-24861 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
02/16/1945 |
12149 |
44-13466 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
02/19/1945 |
12457 |
43-25055 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
02/19/1945 |
12456 |
44-15714 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
02/22/1945 |
12465 |
43-25096 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
02/22/1945 |
12464 |
44-14440 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
02/28/1945 |
12518 |
43-25152 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/01/1945 |
12517 |
44-15480 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/13/1945 |
13003 |
44-15378 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/14/1945 |
12993 |
44-13430 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/14/1945 |
12994 |
44-63360 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/18/1945 |
13123 |
43-25120 |
P-51C |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/18/1945 |
13124 |
44-15454 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/18/1945 |
13125 |
44-63500 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/26/1945 |
13483 |
43-24809 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/26/1945 |
13214 |
44-15449 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
03/26/1945 |
13215 |
44-15679 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
03/26/1945 |
13213 |
44-63484 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/02/1945 |
13642 |
43-24784 |
P-51B-15 |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/02/1945 |
13641 |
44-14462 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/02/1945 |
14148 |
44-14467 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
04/05/1945 |
13645 |
44-13498 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 317 FS |
04/05/1945 |
13644 |
44-14452 |
P-51D |
|
325FG / 319 FS |
04/08/1945 |
13976 |
43-24876 |
P-51B |
|
325FG / 318 FS |
04/22/1945 |
14031 |
44-15128 |
P-51D |
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