,Maj. McGuire's
Military Timeline
From his Flight Log Book &
Official Records
December
7, 1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Hawaii
January
15,
1942
Joined
Army Air Corps as: Aviation
Cadet
January
26, 1942
Start of training at Cal-Aero Academy, Ontario, California.
01/26/1942 - Begin learning
to fly the Stearman PT-13 B
03/27/1942 - Certified on Stearman PT-13 B
03/30/1942 - Begin learning to fly the Vultee
BT-15
05/22/1942 - Certified on Vultee BT-15
June 1,
1942
Transfered to Advanced Flying School, Luke Field, Arizona
06/01/1942 - Begin learning
to fly the AT-6A
Formation flying, Cross Country, Aerial Gunnery, Ground
Gunnery, Oxygen, Navigation.
07/25/1942 - Certified on AT-6A
July
26, 1942
Promoted to: 2nd
Lieutenant
August
12, 1942
Transfered to Myrtle Beach Airbase
08/12/1942 - Begin learning
to fly the North American BT-14, Curtiss P-40F,
Curtiss P-40E, Bell P-39, Bell P-39D-1
Transition, Introduction to flight area, Orientation,
Safety Pilot, Formation, Engineering Mission, Aerobatics, Cross Country, Simulated
Combat, Ground Gunnery, Weather Check.
10/02/1942 - Certified on North American BT-14,
Curtiss P-40F, Curtiss P-40E, Bell P-39, Bell P-39D-1
October
16, 1942 - October 26, 1942
Enroute to India - (CBI Theater)
October
28, 1942
Karachi Airbase,
India
10/28/1942 - Combat Training
Curtiss P-40E, E-1, K, K-1
Pursuit vs. Pursuit, Aerial Gunnery, Ground Gunnery,
Dive Bombing, Altitude Pursuit vs. Pursuit, Pursuit vs. Bombardment, Individual
Combat, Escort Bombardment, Altitude Bombardment, Night Flying, Protection Bombardment,
Shadow Gunnery, Bombing Approach.
6/9/1943 - Start trip to China (Over the 'Hump')
7/7/1943 - Arrived destination Yunnanyi, China Curtiss
P-40M
7/8/1943 - Yunnanyi to Kunming China
7/14/1943 - Lingling China
76th FIGHTER SQDN - 23rd GRP. - 14th AIR FORCE
July
23, 1943
Lingling Airbase,
China
First Combat
Curtiss
P-40M / Allison Y-1710-81
7/23/1943 - Alert-Contact Made-Under
Fire-2 Prob-1 Damaged -Lingling
7/25/1943 - Alert-No Contact - Lingling to Hengyang
7/25/1943 - Alert-Under Fire - Hengyang
7/28/1943 - Cross Country - Hengyang to Lingling
7/29/1943 - Alert - Lingling
7/29/1943 - Cross Country - Lingling to Kweilin
7/29/1943 - Top Cover-Returning Bombers - Kweilin to Lingling
7/31/1943 - Alert-No Contact - Lingling
Curtiss
P-40K-1 / Allison Y-1710-73
8/5/1943 - Test - Lingling
8/12/1943 - Alert - Lingling
8/14/1943 - Cross Country - Lingling to Hengyang
8/21/1943 - Bomb Escort-Zeros-Under
Fire - Hankow & Return
Curtiss
P-40E / Allison Y-1710-39
8/27/1943 - Test
- Hengyang
8/27/1943 - Under Fire-Strafed
Truck Convoy-Krippner
Killed - Yochow & Return
Curtiss
P-40K-1 / Allison Y-1710-73
8/29/1943 - Bomb
Escort and Strafe-Under Fire - Ouchikow & Return
8/30/1943 - Bomb Escort
- Ouchikow & Return
Sept
1, 1943
Promoted to: 1st
Lieutenant
October
28, 1943
Kweilin Airbase,
China
After being
Shot Down for fisrt time
Curtiss
P-40K-1 / Allison Y-1710-73
10/28/1943 - Cross Country - Kweilin to Hengyang
10/28/1943 - Cross Country - Hengyang to Suichuan
10/30/1943 - Alert - Suichuan
11/1/1943 - Alert - Suichuan
11/5/1943 - Alert-Forced Landing on Field-Engine Trouble -
Suichuan
11/5/1943 - Cross Country - Suichuan to Hengyang
Curtiss
P-40M-1 / Allison Y-1710-81
11/12/1943 - Alert - Hengyang
Curtiss
P-40K-5 / Allison Y-1710-73
11/19/1943 - Cross Country - Hengyang to Kweilin
North
American P-51A-1 / Allison Y-1710-81
11/21/1943 - Checked Out (Ding How Airplane!) - Kweilin
Curtiss
P-40K-1 / Allison Y-1710-73
11/24/1943 - Alert - Suichuan
11/25/1943 - Alert - Suichuan
11/28/1943 - Alert - Suichuan
11/29/1943 - Alert - Suichuan
11/29/1943 - Intercept - Kian & Return
12/2/1943 - Alert
- Suichuan
12/2/1943 - Alert-One
Zero Probable, One Zero Damaged (Self
Shot Down) - Suichuan
December
21, 1943
Suichuan Airbase,
China
After being
Shot Down for Second time
Curtiss
P-40K-1 / Allison Y-1710-73
12/21/1943 - Test-Slo Time - Suichuan
12/21/1943 - Test-Slo Time - Suichuan
12/22/1943 - Test-Slo Time - Suichuan
12/22/1943 - Cross Country - Suichuan to Hengyang
12/22/1943 - Cross Country - Hengyang to Kweilin
12/30/1943 - Test - Kweilin
12/30/1943 - Cross Country
- Kweilin to Suichuan
Curtiss
P-40N / Allison Y-1710-81
12/31/1943 - Alert
- Suichuan
North
American P-51A-1 / Allison Y-1710-81
1/2/1944 - Test - Suichuan
1/7/1944 - Test - Suichuan
1/10/1944 - Alert
- Suichuan
Curtiss
P-40N / Allison Y-1710-81
1/17/1944 - Test - Suichuan
North
American P-51A-1 / Allison Y-1710-81
1/18/1944 - Test - Suichuan
1/25/1944 - Test - Suichuan
1/31/1944 - Test - Suichuan
2/7/1944 - Test - Suichuan
2/9/1944 - Test
- Suichuan
Curtiss
P-40K / Allison Y-1710-81
2/10/1944 - Alert
- Suichuan to Kanchow
2/10/1944 - Nite Alert
- Kanchow
2/11/1944 - Alert
- Kanchow to Suichuan
2/12/1944 - Reconaissance -
Poyang Lake & Return
2/18/1944 - Alert
- Suichuan
North
American P-51A-1 / Allison Y-1710-81
2/18/1944 - Alert
- Suichuan
2/23/1944 - Test - Suichuan
2/23/1944 - Slo Time - Suichuan
Curtiss
P-40K / Allison Y-1710-81
2/25/1944 - Alert - Suichuan
North
American P-51A-1 / Allison Y-1710-81
3/10/1944 - Strafe
- Suichuan to Amoy,
Kweitau Click
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3/11/1944 - Cross Country - Kweitau to Suichuan
Curtiss
P-40N / Allison Y-1710-81
3/13/1944 - Alert - Suichuan
April
1, 1944
Promoted to: Captain
April
13, 1944
Return
to U.S. (GODDAMIT)*
June 21,
1944
Advanced Flying School, Luke Field, Phoenix Arizona
Flight Training Instructor
AT-6A, AT-6B, AT-6C, AT-6D, Curtiss RP-40, P-40L, Link
Trainer
9/1/1944 - Orders to return
to Asiatic Pacific Theater
Dec
18, 1944 - Dec 28, 1944
Enroute to China
January
17, 1945
CHINA FLYING TIME
75th
FIGHTER SQDN - 23rd GRP. - 14th AIR FORCE
North
American P-51C / Packard
Merlin
1/17/1945 - Familiarization - Chihkiang
1/17/1945 - Dive Bomb
& Strafe (HIT) - Yochow & Return
1/17/1945 - Alert
- Chihkiang
1/17/1945 - Strafe
- Kweiyi & Return
1/18/1945 - Dive Bomb
& Strafe (HIT) - Hengyang & Return
1/20/1945 - Dive Bomb
(NO HIT) - Changsha & Return
2/7/1945 - Dive Bomb &
Strafe (HIT) - Anjen & Return
2/9/1945 - Dive Bomb &
Strafe (NO HIT) - Lingling-Siangtan & Return
2/17/1945 - Dive Bomb
& Strafe (HIT) - Puchi & Return
2/21/1945 - Dive Bomb
& Strafe (HIT) - Hengyang & Return
3/9/1945 - Dive Bomb &
Strafe (NO HIT) - Changanyi & Return
North
American P-51K-1 / Packard
Merlin
The
famous Lillian's Limousine Ser. No. 44-11533!!!
3/24/1945 - Dive Bomb
& Strafe (HIT) - Changanyi & Return
3/24/1945 - Dive Bomb
& Strafe (Skip Bomb) Hit Bridge (K.O.'d!) - Changanyi & Return
3/28/1945 - Cross Country
- Chihkiang to Changting
3/29/1945 - Recon &
Strafe Airfield - Kanchow & Return
The
tragic loss of Lillian's Limousine
3/29/1945
- Strafe Airfield, 1 Zero Destroyed, 2 Damaged. Hit by Ack Ack, Bailed
Out. - Amoy & Return (on foot)
Salvage Operation! Click here to read more!
April
19, 1945
Chihkiang Airbase,
China
After being
Shot Down for Third time
North
American P-51B / Packard Merlin
4/19/1945
- Dive Bomb Railroad Bridge (HIT) - Lingling Area & Return
Vultee
BT-13A / Wright 450
4/26/1945 - Instruments
(Hood) - Chihkiang
4/27/1945 - Cross Country - Chihkiang to Tsingchen
4/28/1945 - Check Ceiling - Tsingchen
5/8/1945 - V-E Day
6/1/1945 - Started a 12 day course in Luliang on Air-Ground Liaison and picked up some valuable pointers on air-ground cooperation and the way it works in China.
6/9/1945 - Instruments (Hood) - Tsingchen
6/12/1945 - Ended air-ground course in Luliang
July
1945
Note: The month of July 1945 is not in the logbook. This information is from the 75th Squadron's official records.
7/10/1945 - 11:30 - Eight(8) P-51's bomb Kanchow and offensive recon of area.
75th pilots: Capt. Eugene J. McGuire, Lts. Francis L. Bailey, Frank E. Epperson, Hall F. King, Thomas L. McDonough, Gales P. Perry, Ora E. Sievers, and Charles L. Vayo.
Capt. McGuire led mission.
Staged out of Laohwangping.
No activity was noted at the town of Kanchow, the airfield nor on the road for 20 miles. Bombed and dropped external drop tanks on area north from Kanchow damaging 10 buildings. Strafed and damaged 15 buildings, burned 5 sampans and damaged 30 more. Fairly large fires were burning when the planes left the area. No activity was noted around Hengyang or the airfield. The airfield appeared to be in good shape. The by-pass bridge at the east end of town was operational.
7/19/1945 - 0935 - One(1) P-51 recon and radar check to Pinglo and Kweilin.
Staged out of Luichow.
Capt. McGuire flew mission.
At Pinglo and Kweilin he contacted Limelight at 11,000 feet and flew the directed course to test the radar facilities. Capt. McGuire observed no activity on the road from Pinglo to Kweilin, but the road was in good shape. Several buildings were burning on Krhtong Field and several craters were seen on both Krhtong and Yang Tong airfields.
7/24/1945 - 0830 - Four(4) P-51's offensive recon of river from Kukong to Yingtak.
75th pilots: Capt. Eugene J. McGuire, Lts. Frederick Grabber, Richard M. York, and Samuel Pesacreta.
Staged out of Luichow.
Capt. McGuire led mission.
About 10 miles north of Kukong, 4 clusters of frags were dropped on 12 camoflaged junks with good hits. The junks were strafed and are claimed as damaged. In same area, 8 loaded sampans were fragged and strafed. North of Kukong in the Shakowyu area, 1 sampan loaded with gasoline was destroyed and 1 junk and 10 sampans were damaged.
7/26/1945 - 1125 - Four(4) P-51's Primary - offensive recon Samshui to Tsingyun. Secondary - recon railroad Canton to Yungching.
75th pilots: Capt. Eugene J. McGuire, Lts. Meredith L. Hill, Julian M. Kidwell, and Arthur P. Sheehan.
Staged out of Luichow.
Capt. McGuire led mission.
At Samshui 2 planes dropped 4 external gas tanks loaded with 25 gals. gasoline on 6 barges. Two tanks overshot, but two scored hits. Strafed and set fire to 2 barges, 2 more barges caught fire and remaining 2 barges damaged by strafing. Just north of Samshui, 3 trucks were strafed, destroying one and damaging two. Further north, approximatly 40 sampans were damaged. No activity was observed on the railroad from Canton North.
7/28/1945 - 0615 - Four(4) P-51's offensive recon Kukong area.
75th pilots: Capts. Eugene J. McGuire, Donald L. Rodewald, Lts. Frederick Grabber, and Samuel Pesacreta.
Staged out of Luichow.
Capt. McGuire led mission.
In the vicinity of MaPa, 1 truck and one passenger car were damaged. Ten miles north of Kukong, 16 junks loaded with gasoline were destroyed with secondary explosions sending smoke up to 4,000 feet. Thirteen other junks were damaged. With all ammunition expended, the planes returned to base.
7/30/1945 - 0605 - Three(3) P-51's offensive recon of railroad and river from Kukong to Ichang.
75th pilots: Capt. Eugene J. McGuire, Lts. Frederick Grabber, and Samuel Pesacreta.
Staged out of Luichow.
Capt. McGuire led mission.
Capt. McGuire fired 2 rockets at 2 large sampans north of Kukong but they fell short. Strafing damaged both sampans. At Lokchong, Lt. Pesacreta dropped his parafrags on 2 boxcars which appeared operative, claiming both as damaged. There were about 150 RR cars of all kinds in the Lokchong vicinity but all appeared burned out. At tunnel #64, Capt. McGuire fired 3 rockets into the entrance, but only one entered the tunnel. The sixth rocket was fired at bridge #65 but it fell short. Two locomotives and 4 freight cars, which were burned out, were seen SE of Pingshek. On the river north of Kukong, strafed and damaged 6 sampans. There was no activity on the river or RR in the area covered.
August
1945
Note: The month of August 1945 is not in the logbook. This information is from the 75th Squadron's official records.
8/6/1945 - First Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Japan. (Little Boy)
8/9/1945 - Second Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japan. (Fat Man)
8/14/1945 - 1200 - Four (4) P-51's attack Ground-Radio targets south of Limkong (request by Larkspur).
75th Pilots: Maj. Clyde B. Slocumb, Capt. Eugene J. McGuire, Lts. George E. Hilbarger and Frank C. Liddell.
Staged out of Liuchow.
Maj. Slocumb led meission.
Flight was unable to contact Larkspur so it continued on to Ft. Bayard. Attacked 3 trucks with parafrag clusters and rockets. One rocket scored a direct hit destroying 1 truck and damaging 2 more. Stafed fortified positions on a hill just south of Suikai with unknown results.
8/15/1945 - Cessation of hostilities. V-J Day!
8/20/1945 - 0730 - Five(5) P-51's reconnaissance to Banton-Hongkong area.
Hqs pilot: Col. Gaines;
75th pilots: Capt. Eugene J. McGuire, Lts. Francis L. Bailey, Robert F. Ebner and William N. Walterman.
Staged out of Liuchow.
Capt. McGuire led meission.
An attempt was made to contact the C-47 that had landed at White Cloud the day before but it had left before the Mustangs arrived. All planes returned safely to base.
8/30/1945 - 0930 - Two (2) P-51's reconnaissance Luichow to Hengyang to Yingtak.
75th pilots: Capt. Eugene J. McGuire and F/O Donald K. Miller.
Staged out of Liuchow.
Capt. McGuire led meission.
Airfield at Hengyang operational. No unusual activity noted and planes landed safley at Liuchow.
[D.K. Miller's Form 5: Mission time: 5:45 hours in P-51K]
76th FIGHTER
SQDN - 23rd GRP. - 14th AIR FORCE
76th
Fighter Squadron, China
Sept
1, 1945
Promoted to: Major
October
1945
76th Fighter Squadron,
China
Commander
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Inactivate Air Group FORT LEWIS, Jan. 7. - AP - The 23rd Fighter Group, which was formed in China from the famed Flying Tigers and arrived on home soil last week, exists now only on paper. |
Summary
from the records that survived the 1973 Fire at the National Personnel Records Center (St. Louis, MO)
Continental Service = 1 year,
5 months, 15 days
Foreign Service = 2 years, 8 months, 15 days
Combat missions = 47
Combat Hours = 86
Multi-engine Qualification = (2) B-25 Aug 1943
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