Comstock, Harold Elwood, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1945-1945, AAF MOS 770, 7th Bombardment Group
Service Years
1941 - 1971
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Colonel

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Home State
California
California
 Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Comstock, Harold Elwood, Col USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Fresno, California		 Last Address
Auberry, California
Date of Passing
Apr 03, 2009		  
Location of Interment
Fresno Memorial Gardens - Fresno, California		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Acacia Garden

 Official Badges 

Headquarters Air Force Air Force Commander Air Training Command Instructor (pre-1966) Air Force Retired




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces Association
  2017, American Fighter Aces Association


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

In World War II, he was credited with destroying 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 2 probables and 3 damaged, as well as 3 more on the ground. 
 
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_E._Comstock
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=695
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_comstock_h_e.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_056.php
http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0607010
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Operations_Group
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35899371
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=389900
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/85887
https://www.ancestry.com
Book: "Aces Against Germany", Eric Hammel, Pocket Books, 1993, pp 309-15.
 
   
  1942-1945, AAF MOS 1065, 63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers

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From Month/Year
July / 1942 		To Month/Year
January / 1945
Unit
63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers Unit Page
Rank
Major		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1065-Fighter Unit Commander
Base, Station or City
Bridgeport AAF, CT then several bases in England		 State/Country
United Kingdom
   
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 63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers Details

63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers
Type
Fighter 		 
Parent Unit
Fighter Units 		Strength
Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Feb 2, 2021
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
He was Sq. CO Jul 1944-Jan 1945.
   
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19 Members Also There at Same Time
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63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers
Bostwick, George Eugene, Col, (1941-1963) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Major
Conger, Paul Albert, Lt Col, (1941-1958) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Major
Johnson, Gerald Walter, Lt Gen, (1941-1974) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Major
Lamb, Robert Alexander, Maj, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Major
Egan, Joseph Leo, Capt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Captain
Fling, Roy Talbott, Capt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Hart, Cameron Macdonald, Capt, (1942-1946) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Vogt, John William, Gen, (1941-1975) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Davis, Ramon Roderick, Capt, (1942-1950) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Egan, Joseph Leo, Capt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Frederick, Walter R., 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Gahagen, William, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Magel, David Matthews, 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Reed, Charles William, Col, (1940-1972) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Lowman, Samuel Junior, 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Magel, Robert Wagner, FltOff, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Flight Officer
Mahurin, Walker Melville, Col, (1941-1956) Major
O'Connor, Wayne, 1st Lt, (1941-1943) First Lieutenant
Schiltz, Glen Dale, Maj, (1940-1951) First Lieutenant
Lewis, Kenneth Keesley, 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) Second Lieutenant

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