Conger, Paul Albert, Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1946-1958, Air Force Reserve Command
Service Years
1941 - 1958
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
California
California
Year of Birth
1918
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Conger, Paul Albert, Lt Col.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Los Angeles, California
Last Address
Hesperia, California
Date of Passing
Aug 20, 1994
 

 Official Badges 

US Army Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2015, American Fighter Aces Association
  2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was credited with destroying 11.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and damaging 4.
The location of his remains is unknown.

Synopsis of his DSC citation:
Awarded for actions during World War II
Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Paul A. Conger (ASN: 0-661193), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 11 December 1943. On this date Captain Conger shot down three enemy aircraft in a single engagement. Captain Conger's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 8th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.

General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 26 (1944)

Action Date: 11-Dec-43

Service: Army Air Forces

Rank: Captain

Company: 61st Fighter Squadron

Regiment: 56th Fighter Group

Division: 8th Air Force

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1564
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_conger_p_a.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_056.php
http://www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=30586
http://www.militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=312481
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156795711/paul-a-conger
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/170570

   

  1944-1945, AAF MOS 1065, 63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers

Major
From Month/Year
November / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Unit
63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers Unit Page
Rank
Major
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1065-Fighter Unit Commander
Base, Station or City
RAF Boxted (USAAF Station 150), Essex, 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 Jan-Mar 1945.
63rd FS was not yet then called "The Panthers".

   
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18 Members Also There at Same Time
63rd Fighter Squadron - Panthers

Bostwick, George Eugene, Col, (1941-1963) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Major
Comstock, Harold Elwood, Col, (1941-1971) 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
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
Schiltz, Glen Dale, Maj, (1940-1951) First Lieutenant
Lewis, Kenneth Keesley, 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) Second Lieutenant

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