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| 368th FG Weather Van |
| Actual 368th FG Weather Forcasts |
| 368th FG Headquarters Photo Album Page Two |
Left: 19Mar44
Mission: Escort; Withdrawal support for
B-26's returning from mission over France.
Right: 22Apr44
Mission #1: Bomb Marshalling Yards at
Saint-Ghislain, Belgium.
Mission #2: Fighter Sweep over Germany;
Ault, Bonn, Koblenz, Trier, & back to Ault.
Mission: Escort; Withdrawal support for
B-26's returning from mission over France.
Right: 22Apr44
Mission #1: Bomb Marshalling Yards at
Saint-Ghislain, Belgium.
Mission #2: Fighter Sweep over Germany;
Ault, Bonn, Koblenz, Trier, & back to Ault.
| Katz Weather Section |
| Newton "Stormy" Steers 368th FG Weather Officer |
| Frank Perego, 368th FG Commander with Harold Sparks, Thomas Carbine, Dennis Crisp, & Marshall Mumaw |
| Major Richard E. Leary Group Operations |
| Major Dennis Crisp would also serve as 368th FG Commander for a short time from 18Oct45 - 2Nov45 |
| Dennis Crisp & Harold Sparks |
| Newton Steers & Maurice Powell |
18Dec44
Me-109
Me-109
14Jan45
FW-190
FW-190
| Carlton "Mac" McCarter Group Communications |
| Joseph Pczolyar |
| MG Pete Quesada meets with LTC Perego and 368th FG personnel upon landing at ALG A-3 June 19th, 1944 |
| Frank Perego with Harold Sparks & Carlos "Tote" Talbott |
| Frank Perego with Thomas Carbine, CO 397th FS |
| Frank Perego with Marshall Mumaw, CO 395th FS |
| Frank Perego with Harold Sparks |
| Frank Perego with Dennis Crisp, CO 396th FS |
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| USAAF Weather Specialist Patch |
December 17th, 1944: On the last mission of the day 16 planes of the 397th FS gets a call for urgent
support of troops holding St. Vith. They find a strong enemy column about a mile from St. Vith with
numerous tanks and trucks. The 397th attacked decimating the advancing column and preventing the
capture of St. Vith. Major Dick Leary made eight solo strafing passes under heavy AA fire destroying
several armored vehicles and was awarded the Silver Star.
support of troops holding St. Vith. They find a strong enemy column about a mile from St. Vith with
numerous tanks and trucks. The 397th attacked decimating the advancing column and preventing the
capture of St. Vith. Major Dick Leary made eight solo strafing passes under heavy AA fire destroying
several armored vehicles and was awarded the Silver Star.
| Major Harold Sparks served in many positions to include 396th FS Flight Leader, 395th FS CO, 396th FS Officer.Ops & Group Ops |
