717th Squadron

Edward J. Sass, Jr. was the origi­nal C.O. from June ‘43 to December ’44. Shelby McArthur became C.O. in December ‘44 and remained so until February ‘45. From February ‘45 to May ’45, Wilbur Parker was the C.O.

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A replacement aircraft flown overseas by the A. K. Brown crew and arriving 2 Apr 44. The overseas flight was so cold that they named her from the phrase “she would freeze the XXXXX off a brass monkey!” Crashed on takeoff during a local training flight at the...

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