Complete Roster of the
American Volunteer Group, 1941-42
The Flying Tigers
Web Editor’s note: A complete roster of all AVG personnel, members and non-members of the Association, may be viewed by clicking the “read more” link.
**Denotes AVG member who did not fulfill their contract or was not Honorably Discharged when the Flying Tigers were officially disbanded, July 4, 1942.
| Adair, C.B. “Skip” | Staff, Chief G-4 Section | ||
| Adkins, Frank W. | Flight Leader | ||
| Allard, James L. | Auto Mechanic | ||
| Alsop, Joseph W., Jr. | Staff Historian | ||
| Anderson, Frank A. | Crew Chief | ||
| Armstrong, John Dean | Wing Man | ||
| Atkinson, Peter W. | Wing Man | ||
| **Bacon, Noel R. | Flight Leader | ||
| Bailey, George R. | Crew Chief | ||
| Baisden, Charles N. | Armorer | ||
| **Bartelt, Percy R. | Flight Leader | ||
| Bartling, William E. | Flight Leader | ||
| Baugh, Marion F. | Wing Man | ||
| Baughman, Edmund C. | Communications | ||
| Beaupre, Leo A. | Clerk-Transportation | ||
| Bell, Donald | Clerk-Transportation | ||
| Bent, Morton W. | Clerk-Operations | ||
| **Bernsdorf, Donald R. | Wing Man | ||
| Bishop, Lewis S. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| Blackburn, John Ed., III | Wing Man | ||
| Blackburn, William J. | Crew Chief | ||
| Blackwell, Harold J. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Blaylock, Glen O. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Bohman, Morris P. | Wing Man | ||
| Bolster, Harry R. | Wing Man | ||
| Bond, Charles R. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| Bonham, Ernest O. | Communications | ||
| **Boyington, Gregory | Flight Leader | ||
| Brady, James E. | Clerk-Transportation | ||
| Breeden, Kenneth V. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Brice, George | Crew Chief | ||
| Bright, John G. | Flight Leader | ||
| Brouk, Robert R. | Flight Leader | ||
| Brown, Carl K. | Flight Leader | ||
| Bruce, Everett W. | Dental Surgeon | ||
| **Bryant, Alfred W. | Clerk | ||
| Bugler, Carl F. | Chief-Administration | ||
| Burgard, George T. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Buxton, Richard H. | Clerk-Medical Orderly | ||
| Callan, Michael R. | Crew Chief | ||
| Carney, Boatner R. | Staff | ||
| Carter, John B. | Line Chief | ||
| Cavanah, Herbert R. | Flight Leader | ||
| Ceder, Melvin E. | Staff-Police | ||
| Chaney, Charles | Crew Chief | ||
| Chennault, Claire L. | Group Commander | ||
| Christensen, Keith J. | Armorer | ||
| Christman, Allen Bert | Flight Leader | ||
| Clouthier, Leo P. | Clerk-Operations | ||
| Cole, Thomas J., Jr. | Wing Man | ||
| Colquette, Leon P. | Crew Chief | ||
| Conant, Edwin S. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Cook, Elmer J. | Wing Man | ||
| Cornelius, Jack | Crew Chief | ||
| Cribbs, Charles D. | Clerk-Medical Orderly | ||
| **Criz, Albert | Wing Man | ||
| Croft, John S. | Flight Leader | ||
| Crookshanks, Jesse R. | Crew Chief | ||
| Cross, Harvey G. | Communications | ||
| Cross, James | Flight Leader | ||
| **Crotty, John D. | Clerk-Operations | ||
| Curran, George F. | Crew Chief | ||
| Cushing, Albert D. | Clerk-Operations | ||
| Daube, Otto W. | Crew Chief | ||
| Davis, Doreen | Steno-Typist | ||
| Davis, William H. S. | Asst. Operations | ||
| Dean, John J. | Flight Leader | ||
| Dolan, Walter J. | Crew Chief | ||
| Donovan, John Tyler | Wing Man | ||
| Doran, Francis R. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Dorris, Carl E. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| **Dudzik, Francis P. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| DuPouy, Parker S. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| **Durbin, Estill E. | |||
| Durrall, Eugene C., Jr. | Clerk-Intelligence | ||
| **Dyson, James P. | |||
| Engle, Charles R. | Crew Chief | ||
| Engler, John R. | Communications | ||
| Ernst, Richard J. | Communications | ||
| Farrell, John W. | Flight Leader | ||
| Fauth, John Edward | Crew Chief | ||
| Fish, William H., Jr. | Wing Man | ||
| Fobes, Edwin L. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Foshee, Ben Crum | Wing Man | ||
| Foster, Emma Jane | Nurse | ||
| Fox, Harry E. | Line Chief | ||
| Francisco, Charles H. | Communications | ||
| Frillmann, Paul W. | Chaplain | ||
| Fritzke, Allen W. | Armorer | ||
| **Fuller, Henry W. | Instructor | ||
| Gallagher, Edward F. | Crew Chief | ||
| Gallagher, Robert | Nurse | ||
| Gasdick, Joseph | Crew Chief, Sheet Metal | ||
| Gee, Chun Yuen | Engineering Helper | ||
| Gentry, Thomas C., M.D. | Chief Surgeon | ||
| Geselbracht, Henry M. | Flight Leader | ||
| Gilbert, Henry G., Jr. | Wing Man | ||
| Gorham, Lloyd L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Gove, Irving P. | Crew Chief | ||
| Goyette, Edger T. | Det. Commander Point A | ||
| **Graham, Richard E. | Crew Chief | ||
| Greene, Paul J. | Flight Leader | ||
| Greenlaw, Harvey K. | Staff-Operations | ||
| Greenlaw, Olga S. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Groh, Clifford G. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Gunvordahl, Ralph N. | Wing Man | ||
| Hall, Lester J. | Wing Man | ||
| Hammer, Maax C., Jr. | Wing Man | ||
| **Hanley, Lee D. (Leo) | Armorer | ||
| **Hardesty, Martin L. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Harpold, Clayton M. | Mess | ||
| Harrington, Jasper J. | Line Chief | ||
| Harris, David H. | Staff | ||
| Harris, Edward J. | Chief-Administration | ||
| **Hastey, Raymond L. | Wing Man | ||
| **Hauser, John B. | Crew Chief | ||
| Haywood, Thomas C., Jr. | Flight Leader | ||
| Hedman, Robert P. | Flight Leader | ||
| Heller, John E. | Clerk-Transportation | ||
| **Henderson, George G. | Clerk | ||
| Hennessy, John J. | Flight Leader | ||
| Henson, Thomas M. | Clerk-Medical Orderly | ||
| Hill, David Lee | Squadron Leader | ||
| Hodges, Fred S. | Flight Leader | ||
| Hoffman, Louis | Flight Leader | ||
| Hoffman, Roy G. | Armorer | ||
| Hooker, Burton L. | Parachute Rigger | ||
| **Houle, Leo J. | Wing Man | ||
| Howard, James H. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| Hoyle, Daniel J. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Hubler, Martin R. | Clerk-Operations | ||
| Hurst, Lynn A. | Wing Man | ||
| **Jaeger, George B. | Auto Mechanic | ||
| Janski, Edwin A. | Propeller Mechanic | ||
| Jernstedt, Kenneth O. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Johnston, Leon H. | Clerk Operations | ||
| **Jones, Jack D. | Armorer | ||
| Jones, Thomas A., Jr. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| Jordan, Joe T. | Clerk-Finance | ||
| Jourdan, Walter C. | Clerk-Meterology | ||
| Kaelin, Albert V. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Keeton, Robert B. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Kelleher, John P. | Wing Man | ||
| Keller, Daniel W. | Crew Chief | ||
| Kelly, Thomas D. | Telephone Lineman | ||
| Kemph, Merlin D. | Crew Chief | ||
| Kenner, Charles D. | Crew Chief | ||
| Kepka, George B. | Crew Chief | ||
| Kiner, Melvin W. | Telephone Lineman | ||
| King, Robert J. | Communications | ||
| **Knapp, Donald R. | Wing Man | ||
| Kustay, Stephen | Armorer | ||
| Kuykendall, Mathew W. | Flight Leader | ||
| Kwong, Lawrence C. | Staff | ||
| **Lancaster, George R. | Clerk | ||
| Laughlin, C.H., Jr. | Flight Leader | ||
| Lawlor, Frank L. | Flight Leader | ||
| Layher, Robert F. | Flight Leader | ||
| Leaghty, Charles C. | Parachute Rigger | ||
| Lee, Joseph S., M.D. | Flight Surgeon | ||
| Lee, Pak On | Engineering Helper | ||
| Leibolt, Edward J. | Flight Leader | ||
| Lindstedt, Robert K. | Communications | ||
| Linton, Jack R. | Armorer | ||
| Little, Robert L. | Flight Leader | ||
| Loane, Ernest W. | Wing Man | ||
| Locke, Robert P. | Propeller Specialist | ||
| Loomis, Elton V. | Communications | ||
| Losonsky, Frank S. | Crew Chief | ||
| Lum, George L. | Engineering Helper | ||
| Lussier, Joseph E. | Communications | ||
| McAllister, Gale E. | Crew Chief | ||
| McClure, Edgar B. | Crew Chief | ||
| **McDowell, Mark H. | Crew Chief | ||
| McGarry, William D. | Wing Man | ||
| **McGuire, Maurice G. | Wing Man | ||
| McHenry, Sharon L. | Clerk-Engineering | ||
| McKinney, Eugene R. | Armorer | ||
| McMillan, George B. | Flight Leader | ||
| Mangleburg, Lacy F. | Wing Man | ||
| Martin, Neil G. | Flight Leader | ||
| Merritt, Kenneth T. | Wing Man | ||
| **Metasavage, Frank G. | Crew Chief | ||
| Mickelson, Einar I. | Wing Man | ||
| Milhalko, Alex | Communications | ||
| Miller, Arvold A. | Communications | ||
| Misenheimer, Charles V. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Moore, Lawrence C. | Clerk | ||
| Moss, Kenneth R. | Clerk-Meterology | ||
| Moss, Robert C. | Flight Leader | ||
| Mott, Charles D. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Mundelein, Charles D. | Crew Chief | ||
| Musgrove, Willard L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Musick, James H. | Armorer | ||
| Neal, Robert J. | Armorer | ||
| Neale, Robert H. | Squadron Leader | ||
| **Newell, Ferris D. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Newkirk, John Van Kuren | Squadron Leader | ||
| Neumann, Gerhard | Propeller Specialist | ||
| Older, Charles H. | Flight Leader | ||
| Olson, Arvid E., Jr. | Squadron Leader | ||
| Olson, Henry L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Osborne, Harold L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Overend, Edmund F. | Flight Leader | ||
| Overley, John L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Paull, Preston B. | Crew Chief | ||
| Paxton, George L. | Flight Leader | ||
| Peeden, Joseph N. | Crew Chief | ||
| Peret, Richard C. | Group Engineering Officer | ||
| Perry, Paul J. | Armorer | ||
| Petach, John E., Jr. | Flight Leader | ||
| Pietsker, Joseph H. | Photographer | ||
| Pistole, Herbert | Armorer | ||
| Pon, Kee Jeung | Engineering Helper | ||
| Poshefko, Joseph A. | Armorer | ||
| **Power, John D. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Power, Robert H. | Wing Man | ||
| Prescott, Robert W. | Flight Leader | ||
| Prevo, Samuel B., M.D. | Flight Surgeon | ||
| Probst, Albert E. | Flight Leader | ||
| Quick, Carl | Crew Chief | ||
| Raine, Robert J. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Rasbury, James D. | Mess | ||
| Rasmussen, Robert P. | Crew Chief | ||
| Rector, Edward F. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| Reed, William N. | Flight Leader | ||
| Regis, James E. | Photographer | ||
| Regis, Stanley J. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Reynolds, George B. | Crew Chief | ||
| Richards, Lewis J., M.D. | Flight Surgeon | ||
| **Richardson, Charles A. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Richardson, Randall S. | Clerk | ||
| Richardson, Rolland L. | Communications | ||
| Ricketts, Freeman I. | Flight Leader | ||
| Ricks, Wayne W. | Propeller Specialist | ||
| Riffer, Clarence W. | Armorer | ||
| **Ringey, Joseph E. | Auto Mechanic | ||
| Roberts, Carson M. | Communications | ||
| Rodewald, Donald L. | Armorer | ||
| Rogers, Robert W. | Crew Chief | ||
| Rosbert, Camile J. | Flight Leader | ||
| Rossi, John R. | Flight Leader | ||
| Rumen, John N. | Armorer | ||
| **Rushton, Edwin H. | Wing Man | ||
| Sandell, Robert J. | Squadron Leader | ||
| **Sanger, Kenneth C. | Communications | ||
| Sasser, Ralph W. | Communications | ||
| Sawyer, Charles W. | Flight Leader | ||
| Schaper, Wilfred E. | Crew Chief | ||
| Schiel, Frank, Jr. | Vice Squadron Leader | ||
| Schiller, Ralph F. | Armorer | ||
| Schramm, Leo J. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Schur, Carl E. | Crew Chief | ||
| Seamster, Loy F. | Communications | ||
| Seavey, Edward H. | Communications | ||
| Seiple, Wilfred R. | Crew Chief | ||
| Shamblin, Arnold W. | Wing Man | ||
| Shapard, Van, Jr. | Wing Man | ||
| **Shapiro, William D. | Clerk | ||
| Shaw, John E. | Clerk-Medical Orderly | ||
| Shields, Milan R. | Propeller Specialist | ||
| Shilling, Eriksen E. | Flight Leader | ||
| Shreffler, Roger | Communications | ||
| **Smith, Corbett J. | Mess | ||
| Smith, Curtis E. | Group Adjutant | ||
| **Smith, George | Administration | ||
| Smith, Robert A. | Crew Chief | ||
| Smith, Robert H. | Flight Leader | ||
| Smith, Robert M. | Communications | ||
| Smith, Robert T. | Flight Leader | ||
| **Sommers, John T. | Clerk-Operations | ||
| Stewart, Jo Buckner (Miss) | Chief Nurse | ||
| Stiles, Edward L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Stolet, Irving J. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Stubbs, Gail L. | Instructor | ||
| Sutherland, William L. | Auto Mechanic | ||
| Swartz, Frank W. | Wing Man | ||
| Sweeney, Joseph H. | Communications | ||
| **Swindle, Estes T., Jr. | Wing Man | ||
| Sykes, William A. | Communications | ||
| Terry, Julian E. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| Towery, William H. | Mess Supervisor | ||
| Trumble, Thomas C. | Secretary to Group Cmndr. | ||
| Tuley, Chester A. | Crew Chief | ||
| Tyrell, George | Crew Chief | ||
| Uebele, John J. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Unger, William H. | Armorer | ||
| Van Timmeran, Frank E. | Line Chief | ||
| Vaux, Morgan H. | Communications | ||
| Viverette, Hugh J. | Clerk-Medical Orderly | ||
| Wagner, Earl F. | Armorer | ||
| Wakefield, Manning, Jr. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Walker, Harold H. | Crew Chief | ||
| **Wallace, Stanley H. | Wing Man | ||
| **Walroth, Robert H. | Wing Man | ||
| **Walsh, Andrew A. | Clerk | ||
| Walters, George F. | Clerk-Administration | ||
| **Watson, Eugene A. | Wing Man | ||
| Whelpley, Donald A. | Clerk-Meterology | ||
| **White, John E. | Crew Chief | ||
| **White, Richard | Wing Man | ||
| **Whitehead, Raymond G. | Asst. Gp. Ops Officer | ||
| Whitwer, Eloise (Miss) | Steno-Typist | ||
| **Wiggin, Edwin D. | Chief-Administration | ||
| Williams, John M. | Communications Officer | ||
| Wilson, Clifford H. | Auto Mechanic | ||
| Wingshee, George Leo | Engineering Helper | ||
| Wirta, Harvey C. | Armorer | ||
| Wolf, Fritz E. | Flight Leader | ||
| Woodward, Melvin C. | Crew Chief | ||
| Wright, Allen M. | Wing Man | ||
| Wright, Peter | Flight Leader | ||
| Wu, Lem Fong | Engineering Helper | ||
| Wyatt, Louis G. | Communications | ||
| **Wyke, William R. | Asst. Group Adjutant | ||
| Wylie, Harold G. | Clerk-Finance | ||
| **Yarbery, Glen L. | Crew Chief | ||
| Yee, Francis T.F. | Engineering Helper | ||
| Young, John P. | Clerk-Engineering | ||