Top US aces per fighter group

US Top aces per fighter group

Note: The scores below are only the scores the pilot scored whilst flying with that Fighter Group. For instance: Major Jack M. Ilfrey scored a total of 7.5 aerial victories, but is not listed with the 20th FG top aces because those kills were scored whilst flying with the 94th FS, 1st FG, which is where his kills are listed.


A complete list of all aerial kills scored within each Fighter Group will be presented within that Fighter Group's biography in the United States Army Air Corps section of the Mustang pages.

Air Force

Fighter Group

Pilot

# of victories

3rd Air Force

54th Fighter Group

No aces

5th Air Force

3rd Air Commando Group

No aces

8th Fighter Group

Robbins, Jay T.
Homer, Cyril F.
West, Richard L.
Welch, George S.
Cragg, Edward
Ladd, Kenneth G.
Smith, Cornelius M. Jr
Giroux, William K.
Hill, Allen E.
Jones, John L.
Gardner, William A.
Dunaway, John S.
Adams, Burnell W.
Everhart, Lee R.
Degraffenreid, Edwin L.
Witt, Lynn E. Jr
Murphey, Paul C. Jr
Troxell, Clifton H.
Adams, Robert H.
Schriber, Louis
Pool, Kenneth R.
Ray, C.B.
Myers, Jennings L.
McGee, Donald C.

22
15
14
12



11
10
9
8


7
6





5

35th Fighter Group

Lynch, Thomas J.
Sparks, Kenneth C.
Stanch, Paul M.
Grosshuesch, Leroy V.
Strand, William H.
Smith, Richard E.
Gallup, Charles S.
Baker, Ellis C. Jr
Mugavero, James D.
Lane, John H.
Eason, Hoyt A.
Andrews, Stanley O.
Hunter, Alvaro J.
Yaeger, Robert R. Jr
Jones, Curran L.
Sullivan, Charles P.
Bong, Richard I.
Dubisher, Francis E.
King, Charles W.
Suehr, Richard C.
McDonough, William F.

16
11
10
8
7


6






5

49th Fighter Group

Bong, Richard I.
Dehaven, Robert M.
Watkins, James A.
Johnson, Gerald R.
Harris, Ernest A.
Aschenbrener, Robert W.
Paris, Joel B. III
White, Robert H.
Fanning, Grover E.
Stanton, Arland
Damstrom, Fernley H.
O'Neill, John G.
Pierce, Sammy A.
Wandrey, Ralph H.
Meuten, Donald W.
Landers, John D.
Dent, Elliot E. Jr
Wright, Ellis W. Jr
Reynolds, Andrew J.
Drier, William C.
Hagerstrom, James P.
Howard, Robert L.
Flack, Nelson D. Jr
Fowler, Thomas R.
Ambort, Ernest J.
Dick, Frederick E.
Felts, Marion C.
House, A. T. Jr
Vaught, Robert H.
Mathre, Milden E.
Curton, Warren D.
Castle, Nial K.
Gupton, Cheatham W.
Day, William C. Jr
Morehead, James B.

35
14
12
11
10


9



8



7
6









5

58th Fighter Group

No aces

71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group

Shomo, William A.

8

348th Fighter Group

Dunham, William D.
Kearby, Neel E.
Banks, William M.
Roddy, Edward F.
Benz, Walter G. Jr
Rowland, Robert R.
Davis, George A. Jr
Blair, Samuel V.
Grant, Marvin E.
Popek, Edward S.
Moore, John T.
Foulis, William B. Jr
Brown, Meade M.
Fleischer, Richard H.
O'Neill, Lawrence F.
Sutcliffe, Robert C.
Della, George
Gibb, Robert D.
Hnatio, Myron M.
Dikovitsky, Michael
Knapp, Robert H.

16
12
9
8



7





6



5








475th Fighter Group

McGuire, Thomas B. Jr
Lent, Francis J.
Loisel, John S.
Roberts, Daniel T. Jr
Summer, Elliot
Dahl, Perry J.
Forster, Joseph M.
Champlin, Fredric F.
Hart, Kenneth F.
Harris, Frederick A.
Dean, Zach W.
Wire, Calvin C.
Elliott, Vincent T.
Lewis, Warren R.
Purdy, John E.
Fisk, Jack A.
Lucas, Paul W.
Allen, David W.
Pietz, John Jr
Reeves, Horace B.
Gresham, Billy M.
Smith, John C.
Jett, Verl E.
Czarnecki, Edward J.
Kirby, Marion F.
Tilley, John A.
Lutton, Lowell C.
Condon, Henry L. II
Wenige, Arthur E.
Monk, Franklin H.
Morriss, Paul V.
Cloud, Vivian A.

38
11


10


9



8


7






6








5


HQ

Kearby, Neel E.

10

7th Air Force

15th Fighter Group

Moore, Robert W.
Tapp, James B.

12
8

18th Fighter Group

Westbrook, Robert B.
Head, Cotesworth B. Jr
Lesicka, Joseph J.
Gaunt, Frank L.
Shuler, Lucien B.
Wheadon, Elmer M.
Bade, Jack A.
Byrnes, Robert C.
Gladen, Cyrus R.

15
13
9
8

7


5

21st Fighter Group

Crim, Harry C. Jr

6

318th Fighter Group

Wolfe, Judge E.
Stone, Robert J.
Lustic, Stanley J.
Anderson, Richard H.
Vogt, John E.
Mathis, William H.

9
7
6
5

8th Air Force

4th Fighter Group

Gentile, Don S.
Beeson, Duane W.
Godfrey, John T.
Hofer, Ralph K.
Carpenter, George
Milikan, Willard W.
Hively, Howerd D.
Goodson, James A.
Megura, Nicholas
McKennon, Pierce W.
Blakeslee, Donald J.M.
Clarck, James A.
Norley, Louis H.
Glover, Frederick W.
Pisanos, Spiros N.
Schlegel, Albert L.
Anderson, Charles F.
Lines, Ted E.
McGrattan, Bernard L.
Lang, Joseph L.
Garrison, Vermont
Riley, Paul S.
Carlson, Kendall E.
Howe, David W.
Care, Raymond C.
Mills, Henry L.
Whalen, William E.
Smith, Fonzo D.
Biel, Hipolitus T.
Jones, Frank C.
Woods, Sidney Sterling
Chandler, Van E.
Smith, Kenneth G.
Sobanski, Winslow M.
Evans, Roy W.

21.83
17.33
16.33
15
13.33
13
12


11.83
11
10.5


10.33


10




8.5
7.83


6.5
6





5.5
5.33
5

20th Fighter Group

Fiebelkorn, Ernest C.
Morris, James M.
Brown, Harley L.
Graham, Lindol F.

9
7.33
6
5.5

55th Fighter Group

Righetti, Elwyn G.
Lewis, William H.
Cramer, Darrell S.
Welch, Robert E.
Howes, Bernard H.
Buttke, Robert L.
Amoss, Dudley M.
Cummings, Donald M.
Schank, Thomas D.
Haworth, Russell C.
Allen, William H.
Brown, Gerald
Coons, Merle M.

7.5
7
6.5
6


5.5



5

56th Fighter Group

Gabreski, Francis S.
Johnson, Robert S.
Schilling, David C.
Christensen, Fred J.
Mahurin, Walker M.
Johnson, Gerald W.
Zemke, Hubert
Powers, Joe H.
Williamson, Felix D.
Schreiber, Leroy A.
Conger, Paul A.
Stewart, James C. **
Quirk, Michael J.
Rankin, Robert J.
Gladych, Michael
Morrill, Stanley B.
Schiltz, Glen D. Jr
Bostwick, George E.
Jackson, Michael J.
Truluck, John H.
Smith, Leslie C.
Klibbe, Frank W.
Edens, Billy G.
Moseley, Mark L.
Hart, Cameron M.
Hall, George F.
Keen, Robert J.
Carter, James R. *
Cook, Walter V.
Bennett, Joseph H.
Smith, Donovan F.
McCauley, Frank E.
Egan, Josephh L. Jr
Gerick, Steven
Icard, Joe W.
Vogt, John W. Jr
Comstock, Harold E.
Lamb, Robert A.
McMinn, Evan D.
O'Neill, Eugene W. Jr

28
27
22.5
21.5
19.75
16.5
15.25
14.5
13
12
11.5


11
10


9
8



7




6.5
6





5.5



5

78th Fighter Group

Brown, Quince L.
Roberts, Eugene P.
Juchheim, Alwin M.
Hockery, John J.
Wilkinson, James W.
Oberhansly, Jack J.
Turley, Grant M.
Pompetti, Peter E.
Julian, William H.
London, Charles P.
Wesson, Warren M.
Price, Jack C.

12.33
9


7


6


5.5
5

339th Fighter Group

Gerard, Francis R.
Bryan, William E. Jr
Larson, Donald A.
Starnes, James R.
Beavers, Edward H. Jr
Daniel, J.S.
Hanseman, Chris J.
Ammon, Robert H.
Johnson, Evan M.V.
Marsh, Lester C.

8
7.5
6


5

352nd Fighter Group

Preddy, George E.
Meyer, John C.
Thornell, John F. Jr
Whisner, William T.
Bryan, Donald S.
Moran, Glennon T.
Halton, William T.
Littge, Raymond H.
Meroney, Virgil K.
Andrew, Steven W.
Cesky, Charles J.
Moats, Sanford K.
Luksic, Carl J.
Cutler, Frank A.
Miklajcyk, Henry J.
Starck, Walter E.
Jackson, Willie O.
Horne, Francis W.
Heller, Edwin L.
Schuh, Duerr H.
Sears, Alexander F.
Stangel, William J.
Lazear, Earl R. Jr
Bostrom, Ernest O.
Davis, Clayton E.
Rigby, Alden P.
Mason, Joseph L.

26.83
24
17.5
15.5
13.33
13
10.5


9


8.5



7.5


7


5.5


5

353rd Fighter Group

Duncan, Glenn E.
Beckham, Walter C.
Blickenstaff, Wayne K.
Gallup, Kenneth W.
Poindexter, James N.
Maguire, William J.
Cundy, Arthur C.
Tanner, William F.
Compton, Gordon B.
Mason, Joe L.
Elder, Robert A.
Tordoff, Harrison B.
Markham, Gene E.
Abernathy, Robert W.
Waggoner, Horace O.

19.5
18
10
9
7


6
5.5


5

355th Fighter Group

Brown, Henry W.
Hovde, William J.
Elder, John L. Jr
Woody, Robert E.
Kinnard, Claiborne H. Jr
Stewart, Everett W.
Graham, Gordon M.
Marshall, Bert W. Jr
Olson, Norman E.
Haviland, Fred R. Jr
Bille, Henry S.
Fortier, Norman J.
Koraleski, Walter J. Jr
Lenfest, Charles W.
Minchew, Leslie D.
Duffy, James E. Jr
McElroy, James N.
Myers, Raymond B.
Cullerton, William J.
Priest, Royce W.
Hauver, Charles D.

14.2
10.5
8
7





6



5.83


5.5


5.2
5

356th Fighter Group

Strait, Donald J.
Thwaites, David F.
Scheible, Wilbur R.
Burdick, Clinton D.
Baccus, Donald A.

13.5
6


5.5
5

357th Fighter Group

Carson, Leonard K.
England, John B.
Anderson, Clarence E. Jr
Peterson, Richard A.
Foy, Robert W.
Bochkay, Donald H.
Yeager, Charles E.
Kirla, John A.
Storch, John A.
Adams, Fletcher E.
Hayes, Thomas L. Jr
Jenkins, Otto D.
Shaw, Robert M.
Broadhead, Joseph E.
Weaver, Charles E.
Sublett, John L.
Karger, Dale E.
Davis, Glendon V.
Becker, Robert H.
O'Brien, Gilbert M.
Carder, John B.
Tyler, Gerald E.
Pierce, Joseph F.
Browning, James W.
Evans, Andrew J.
Murphy, Alva C.
Pugh, John F.
Roberson, Arval J.
Schimanski, Robert G.
Winks, Robert P.
Hatala, Paul R.
Ruder, Leroy A.
Gailer, Frank L.
O'Brien, William R.
Stanley, Morris A.
Maxwell, Chester K.
Harris, Thomas L.
Hiro, Edwin W.
Reese, William C.
Dregne, Irwin H.
Warren, Jack R.
Bank, Raymond M.

18.5
17.5
16.25
15.5
15
13.83
11.5


10.5
9
8.5


8




7.5


7






6





5.5





5

359th Fighter Group

Wetmore, Ray S.
Doersch, George A.
Booth, Robert J.
Crenshaw, Claude J.
Murphy, John B.
Jones, Cyril W. Jr
Cranfill, Niven K.
Archibald, David B.
Hodges, William R.
York, Robert M.
Cox, Ralph L.
Olson, Paul E.

21.25
10.5
8
7
6.25
6
5

361st Fighter Group

Spencer, Dale F.
Beyer, William R.
Drew, Urban L.
Kemp, William T.
Vanden Heuvel, George R.
Sykes, William J.
Merritt, George L. Jr

9.5
9
6


5.5
5


364th Fighter Group

Ceuleers, George F.
Bankey, Ernest E. Jr
Fowle, James M.
Lowell, John H.
Jamison, Gilbert L.
Wicker, Samuel J.
Pascoe, James J.
Wilson, William F.

10.5
9.5
8
7.5
7


5.5
5

479th Fighter Group

Jeffrey, Arthur F.
Olds, Robin
Gleason, George W.
Candelaria, Richard G.

14
12


6

9th Air Force

10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

East, Clyde B.
Hoefker, John H.
Larson, Leland A.

12

8.5

6

36th Fighter Group

No aces

48th Fighter Group

No aces

50th Fighter Group

Johnston, Robert D.

6

67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group

No aces

69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group

No aces

354th Fighter Group

Eagleston, Glenn T.
Beerbower, Don M.
Bradley, Jack T.
Dahlberg, Kenneth H.
Emmer, Wallace N.
Carr, Bruce W.
Stephens, Robert W.
Brueland, Lowell K.
Turner, Richard E.
Frantz, Carl M.
O'Connor, Frank Q.
Overfield, Loyd J.
McDowell, Don
Dalglish, James B.
Lamb, George M.
Lasko, Charles W.
Goodnight, Robert E.
Reynolds, Robert
Anderson, William Y.
Rogers, Felix M.
Hunt, Edward E.
Koenig, Charles W.
Welden, Robert D.
Simmons, William J.
Howard, James H.
Emerson, Warren S.
Gumm, Charles F. Jr
Bickel, Carl G.
Shoup, Robert L.
King, William B.
Long, Maurice G.
Milles, Thomas F.
Rudolph, Henry S.
Ritchey, Andrew J.
Talbot, Gilbert F.
Rose, Franklin Jr
Fisk, Harry E.
Martin, Kenneth R.
Gross, Clayton K.
Warner, Jack A.

18.5
15.5
15


14
13


12.5
11


10.75
9
8.5
8
7.5


7.25
7



6.5


6.25
6




5.5




5.25
5

358th Fighter Group

No aces

362nd Fighter Group

Fisher, Edwin O.

Magoffin, Morton D.

Matte, Joseph Z.

7

5


363rd Fighter Group

No aces

365th Fighter Group

Coffey, Robert L., Jr.

Hill, James E. *

6

5

366th Fighter Group

Paisley, Melvyn R.

8

367th Fighter Group

Blumer, Laurence E.

6

368th Fighter Group

Douglas, Paul P., Jr.

Hendricks, Randall W.

8

5

370th Fighter Group

No aces

371st Fighter Group

No aces

373rd Fighter Group

Edwards, Edward B., Jr.

5.5

404th Fighter Group

No aces

405th Fighter Group

No aces

406th Fighter Group

No aces

474th Fighter Group

Milliken, Robert C.

Kirkland, Lenton F., Jr.

5


10th Air Force

1st Air Commando Group

No aces

2nd Air Commando Group

No aces

8th Photo Reconnaissance Group

No aces

80th Fighter Group

Boggs, Hampton E.
Glenn, Maxwell H.
Duke, Walter F.
Hammer, Samuel E.
Goodrich, Burdett C.
Bearden, Aaron L.
Webb, Willard J.

9
7.5
7
5

311th Fighter Group

England, James J.
Reeves, Leonard R.
Arasmith, Lester L.

10

6

5

11th Air Force

343rd Fighter Group

No aces

12th Air Force

12th TAC

Rader, Valentine S.

6.5

27th Fighter Bomber Group

Russo, Michael T.

5

33rd Fighter Group

Chase, Levi R.

Bradley, John L.

10

5

57th Fighter Group

Whittaker, Roy E.
Froning, Alfred C.
Cleaveland, Arthur B.
Byrne, Robert J.
Overcash, Robert J.

7

6

5



79th Fighter Group

Anderson, Wyman D.

McArthur, Paul G.

6

5

86th Fighter Group

No aces

324th Fighter Group

Powers, Macarthur
Fenex, James E. Jr
Duffey, Richard E.

5



350th Fighter Group

Westbrook, Robert B.

5

13th Air Force

347th Fighter Group

Harris, Bill
Shubin, Murray J.
Mitchell, John W.
Walker, Thomas H.
Holmes, Besby F.
Chandler, George T.
Barber, Rex T.
Fiedler, William F. Jr
Barnes, Truman S.

15
11
8
6
5.5
5

14th Air Force

15th Pursuit

No aces

18th Pursuit

No aces

23rd Fighter Group

Herbst, John C. "Pappy"
McComas, Edward O.
Holloway, Bruce K.
Hampshire, John F. Jr
Scott, Robert L. Jr
Stewart, John S.
Richardson, Elmer W.
Cruikshank, Arthur W. Jr
Older, Charles Herman
Chapman, Philip G.
Little, James W.
Lubner, Martin W.
Williams, James M.
Vincent, Clinton D.
Hill, David Lee
Gordon, Mathew M. Jr
Dubois, Charles H.
Grosvenor, William Jr
Alison, John R.
Watts, Oran S.
Parham, Forrest F.
Williams, Russell D.
Pryor, Roger C.
Bonner, Stephen J.
Bolyard, John W.
Jones, Lynn F.
Lopez, Donald S.

18
14
13


10
9
8



7


6




5

51st Fighter Group

Gregg, Lee O.
Lombard, John D.
Mahon, Keith
Nollmeyer, Edward M.
Schultz (Shoals), Robert B.
Liles, Robert L.

6


5

15th Air Force

1st Fighter Group

Maloney, Thomas E.
Tovrea, Philip E. Jr
Sears, Meldrum L.
Miller, Armour C.
Ilfrey, Jack M.
Keinholz, Donald D.
MacKay, John A.
Welch, Darrell G.
Kennedy, Daniel
Fisher, Rodney W.
Lathrope, Franklin C.
Miller, Everett
Roberts, Newell O.
Hatch, Herbert B. Jr
Wiseman, Lee V.
Lee, Richard J.
Wolford, John L.

8


7
6



5

14th Fighter Group

Brezas, Michael
Leverette, William L.
Johnson, Gerald R.
Ross, Herbert E.
Campbell, Richard A.
Weatherford, Sidney W.
Hanna, Harry T.
Lenox, Jack Jr
Benne, Louis
McGuyrt Johw W. Jr
Seidman, Robert K.
Jones, Warren L.
Smith, Virgil H.
Knott, Carroll S.
Wilkins, Paul H.
Leikness, Marlow J.
Wright, Max J.

12
11
10
7
6
5

31st Fighter Group

Voll, John J.
Brown, Samuel J.
Brooks, James L.
Skogstad, Norman C.
Molland, Leland P.
Riddle, Robert E.
McCorkle, C.M.
Goebel, Robert J.
Goehausen, Walter J. Jr
Dorsch, Frederick J. Jr
Ainlay, John M.
Warford, Victor E.
Shipman, Ernest
McLaughlin, Murray D.
Hill, Frank A.
Buck, George T. Jr
Harmeyer, Raymond F.
Hurd, Richard F.
Dillard, William J.
Collinsworth J.D.
Dorris, Harry W.
Thompson, Robert D.
Daniel, William A.
Fields, Virgil C. Jr
Faxon, Richard D.
Trafton, Frederick O. Jr
Loving, George G. Jr
Fischette, Charles R.
Payne, Carl W.
White, John H.
Thyng, Harrison R.
Smith, Jack R.
Wilhelm, David C.

21
15.5
13
12
11




10
8.5
8


7



6





5.25


5

52nd Fighter Group

Vernell, James S. Jr
Curtis, Robert C.
Lawler, John B.
Feld, Sylvan
Johnson, Arthur G. Jr
Tyler, James O.
McDonald, Norman L.
Allen, Calvin D. Jr
Franklin, Dwaine R.
Zoerb, Daniel J.
Hoffman, James E. Jr
Ohr, Fred F.
Hanes, William F. Jr
Karr, Robert A.
Lampe, Richard C.
Vinson, Arnold E.
Empey, James W.
Clark, James A. Jr

17
14
11
9
8.5
8
7.5
7



6.5
6



5.5
5.33
5

68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group

No aces

82nd Fighter Group

Sloan, William J.
Hurlbut, Frank D.
Curdes, Louis E.
Carroll, Walter J. Jr
Vaughn, Harley C.
Liebers, Lawrence P.
Waters, Edward T.
Kuentzel, Ward A.
Kinsey, Claude R. Jr
Crawford, Ray
Holloway, James D.
Zubarik, Charles J.
Schildt, William J.
White, Thomas A.
Adams, Charles E. Jr
Rounds, Gerald L.
McArthur, T.H.
Visscher, Herman W.
Gardner, Warner F.
Griffith, Robert C.
Andersen, Leslie E.
Osher, Ernest K.
Ford, Claude E.
Cochran, Paul R.

12
9
8


7





6






5

325th Fighter Group

Green, Herschel H.
Parker, Harry A.
Lowry, Wayne L.
Dunkin, Richard W.
Collins, Frank J.
Emmons, Eugene H.
Sangermano, Philip
Fiedler, Arthur C. Jr
Novotny, George P.
Simmons, John M.
Baseler, R.L.
Chick, Lewis W. Jr
McDaniel, Gordon H.
Davis, Barrie S.
Taylor, Ralph G. Jr
Dean, Cecil O.
Emmert, Benjamin H. Jr
Hogg, Roy B.
Walker, Walter B. Jr
Deakins, Richard S.
Aron, William E.
Paulk, Edsel
Barkey, Robert M.
Rynne, William A.
Hoffman, Cullen J.

18
13
11
9



8



7
6








5

332nd Fighter Group

No aces

20th Air Force

413th Fighter Group

No aces

414th Fighter Group

No aces

506th Fighter Group

Aust, Abner M., Jr.

5

507th Fighter Group

Perdomo, Oscar F.

5

American Volunteer Group

Boyington, Gregory
Neale, Robert Hawthorne
Hill, David Lee
Burgard, George Turner
Little, Robert Laing
Older, Charles Herman
Lawlor, Frank Lindsay
McGarry, William Doyle
Overend, Edmund Fryer
Reed, William Norman
Smith, Robert Tarp
Newkirk, John Van Kuren
Bond, Charlie Rankin Jr
Rosbert, Camille Joseph
Rossi, John Richard
Hedman, Robert Peter
Petach, John Emil
Prescott, Robert William
Bartling, William Evart
Smith, Robert Harry
Sandell, Robert James
Wolf, Fritz Emil
Bartelt, Percy Robert

24
14.5
10.25
10



9
8




7


6



5.78
5.5
5

CACW

3rd Fighter Group

Callaway, Raymond H.
Reed, William Norman
Wang, Kuang Fu

6


5.5

5th Fighter Group

Colman, Philip E.

5

FEAF

24th Pursuit

Kiser, George E.

Hennon, William J.

Wagner, Boyd D.

5