Bodney, England, November 1944. 352nd Fighter Group leaders take time out for a group photo in front of Col. Mason’s P-51D Mustang, THIS IS IT!
Left to right, they are (with final wartime aerial victory total): Lt. Col. James D. Mayden, group deputy CO (2.0); Maj. Willie O. Jackson, Jr., 486th FS commander (7.0); Maj. George E. Preddy, Jr., 328th FS commander (26.833); Col. Joe L. Mason, 352nd FG CO (5.0); and Lt. Col. John C. Meyer, 487th FS commander (24.0).
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Bodney, England, November 1944. 352nd Fighter Group leaders take time out for a group photo in front of Col. Mason’s P-51D Mustang, THIS IS IT!
Left to right, they are (with final wartime aerial victory total): Lt. Col. James D. Mayden, group deputy CO (2.0); Maj. Willie O. Jackson, Jr., 486th FS commander (7.0); Maj. George E. Preddy, Jr., 328th FS commander (26.833); Col. Joe L. Mason, 352nd FG CO (5.0); and Lt. Col. John C. Meyer, 487th FS commander (24.0).