The 371st Fighter Group in Operation Overlord: Remembering Normandy at 75
Local area resident and 371st Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Francis E. “Gene” Madore flew 103 combat missions in the group’s 406th Fighter Squadron. He is credited with four aerial victories over enemy fighter planes achieved between July and October, 1944, including three Me-109s and one FW-190. He is an original member of the group who flew combat from the group’s first days in the air war in Europe. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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