Don Ellis is standing with squadron members in front of the jeep "Shirley." Grover H Shannon is left of Don Ellis. Wendell Miller possibly behind Ellis to his right. Ellis and Shannon were shot down on the same mission, October 4th, 1944.
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347thFS, 350thFG, People, Pilot, WWII
350thPhotoProject 2285
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Don Ellis is standing with squadron members in front of the jeep "Shirley." Grover H Shannon is left of Don Ellis. Wendell Miller possibly behind Ellis to his right. Ellis and Shannon were shot down on the same mission, October 4th, 1944.
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347thFS, 350thFG, People, Pilot, WWII
350thPhotoProject 1scan0001
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Donald A. Ellis sitting in the cockpit of an unidentified P-47D. There is no way to tell, but it could be the one he was shot down in. Likely this is 7C4. Ellis MACR list the plane he went down in as 7C1
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347thFS, 350thFG, Ellis Collection, P-47, Pilot
350thPhotoProject 2scan0002
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Donald A. Ellis standing in front of aircraft 7B2. This must have been taken in August or September of 1944, shortly after the arrival of the brand new P-47D's. Note the warm weather and lack of a "Screaming Red Ass" logo on the nose
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347thFS, 350thFG, Ellis Collection, P-47, Pilot
350thPhotoProject 3scan0003
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Donald A. Ellis running from a P-39 in the Panama Canal Zone. This was probably taken in late 1943.
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347thFS, 350thFG, Ellis Collection, P-39, Pilot
350thPhotoProject 1scan0004
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Don Ellis standing on the wing of an unidentified P-47D.
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347thFS, Ellis Collection, P-47, Pilot
350thPhotoProject 2scan0005
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Don Ellis making friends with some of the local Italians.
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347thFS, Ellis Collection, Locals, Pilot
350thPhotoProject 3scan0008
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347th pilots Don Ellis and Hugh E. McCall standing in front of an old gun placement somewhere in Italy. McCall was shot down September 25th 1944 and taken prisoner.
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347thFS, Ellis Collection, Pilot
350thPhotoProject 2534
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Ken Thomason on left with Don Ellis. (Ken Thomason Collection).
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347thFS, 350thFG, People, Pilot, WWII
350thPhotoProject12Forster and Hausknect eat dinner in Pisa
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Lt. Barney Forster and Lt. Don Hausknect of the 347th enjoy dinner in Pisa
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject10Barney and unk friend (poss. Seattle)
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347th pilot Barney Forster and unidentified friend stateside
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject11Barney garrison cap
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Lt. Bernell A. "Barney" Forster
Pilot, 347th Fighter Squadron
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject 11st Lt. B. A. (Barney) Forster
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Lt. Bernell A. "Barney" Forster
Pilot, 347th Fighter Squadron
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject 8Barney and beverage
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Lt. Barney Forster (347th FS) enjoys a beverage
Mike Forster Collect
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347thFS, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject 9Barney and motorcycle
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Barney Forster on motorcycle
Probably in Seattle after rotating home
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject15P-47 & Barney Forster
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Lt. Barney Forster and unidentified 347th Thunderbolt
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, P-47, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject 16P-47 & Bernell Forster
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Lt. Barney Forster on wing of unidentified 347th P-47
Mike Forster Collection
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347thFS, P-47, Pilot, Walsh Collection
350thPhotoProject 33Heckenkamp_1
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Capt. Heckenkamp. scorer of three visctories on 2 APril, shows the tally to his Crew Chief
