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Walt Scott
Updated January 18th, 2007
395th Fighter Squadron Photo Album Page S-Z
William Wayland
Deforrest Townsend
Skip Townsend painted some of the most beautiful nose art of the
368th.  His work included "Slick Chick", "Sleepy Jean" and "Pink Front"
Note the similarity of "Sleepy Jean" & "Pink Front"
George Slayton
Clarence Staton
Andy Strausser
Harold Sparks
395th FS Commander
Maj Sparks & ?
Malcolm A. Smith
KIA 21May44
MACR #4973
P-47D-22RE S/N 42-26325
Bill Wayland and Bill
Garry both received
the Distinguished
Service Cross for
action on 23 Dec 44
while supporting
Gen. Patton's drive to
relieve Bastonge
Me-109 x1
FW-190 x2
23Dec1944
Me-109 12Dec1944
Bill Wayland's
Sleepy Jean
Miller Williams
Dallas Yeargain
Harold Sparks
returned home with
his nose art.  The
Sparks family donated
this priceless piece of
history to the Museum
of Flight in Seattle, WA
The museum has a
large display of 368th
FG items.

Museum of Flight
website
Norman E. Schulte
KIA 13Oct44
MACR #9534
P-47D S/N 44-19740
Louis Vieck
will post high res photos later
FW-190 03Jan1945
Jim Welsh
Sheet Metal / Airframe Specialist
Jim Welsh
Farmingdale, NY 1943
Jim Welsh
Building a washing machine for
Capt Cliff Gamble at A-3
Jim Welsh &
Ernie Dennis
Vern Powers &
Jim Welsh at A-3
Jim Welsh &
Alton Davidson at
Frankfurt AB
MSgt William A. Wallace is presented the
Bronze Star by Gen Sanders
Samuel R. Schofield
Bill Wayland & his
wife Jean - 1945
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the
Distinguished Service Cross to William J. Wayland (0-818470), First
Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in
connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving
as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 395th Fighter Squadron, 368th
Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on
23 December 1944, in the European Theater of Operations. On that date, in
aerial combat, First Lieutenant Wayland shot down two enemy aircraft.
First Lieutenant Wayland's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in
keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects
great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army
Air Forces.
Headquarters: U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 29
(1945)