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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henry G. Castle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Abilene, Texas

Honored By

Henry Castle

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

A FIGHTER PILOT WHO SERVED WITH 8TH FIGHTER COMMAND, 8TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND, 1944-1945. WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE 62ND SQUADRON, 56TH FIGHTER GROUP (ZEMKE'S WOLFPACK), AT BOXED, ENGLAND, THEN WITH 376TH SQUADRON, 361ST FIGHTER GROUP, 'CHRISTIAN'S YELLOW JACKETS' AT LITTLE WALDEN, ENGLAND, ST. DIZIER, FRANCE AND CHIEVRES, BELGIUM, THEN BACK TO ENGLAND. TRANSFERRED TO THE OCCUPATIONAL AIR FORCE, 9TH AIR FORCE, EUROPE, 355TH SQUADRON, 354, 'PIONEER MUSTANG' GROUP AT HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY FLYING P-47 THUNDERBOLTS, P-51 MUSTANGS, HURRICANE MK II, SPITFIRES MK IX. 3 AIR VICTORIES, 5 GROUND DESTROYED. 1ST LIEUTENANT; EUROPEAN THEATER. SERVED FROM DECEMBER 1942 TO MAY 1946. RETIRED AS COLONEL, COMMAND PILOT, AUGUST 27, 1975. 33 YEARS SERVICE.