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GLENN E. DUNCAN

Ranks/Unit(s):
Major, X.O. 353rd Ftr. Gp./8th USAAF
Colonel, C.O. 353rd Ftr. Gp./8th USAAF

Theatre(s): ETO

Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
DUC (to 353rd FG, September 1944, while Duncan E&E; See Remarks)

Born: May 18, 1918
Home: Berring, Texas

Victories:
19 Aerial Destroyed
- An additonal 4 unconfirmed.
6.83 Strafing Destroyed
   Aircraft Flown:
P-47D-5-RE, SN: 42-8634
LH*X "Dove of Peace IV"

P-47D-15-RE, SN: (?)
LH*X "Dove of Peace V"

P-47D-22-RE, SN: 42-25506
LH*X "Dove of Peace VI"

P-47D-22-RE, SN: 42-25971
LH*X "Dove of Peace VII"

P-51D-25-NA, SN: 44-73060
LH*X "Dove of Peace VIII"

Remarks:
Top scorer in 353rd FG. P-47 hit by flak during strafing at Wesendorf Airdrome and forced to belly-in near Nienburg. E&E while fighting with Dutch Underground until the arrival of Allied Armies to Holland. Rejoined the 353rd FG on April 22,1945. All of Duncan's victories were achieved while flying the P-47D Thunderbolt. Duncan remained in command of the 353rd FG, postwar, until September 9, 1945.
Warbird Report:
Currently, P-51D Mustang 44-13016 flies in the scheme of Col. Duncan's "Dove Of Peace".

Sources:
Artwork by Rocky Gooch — Photograph courtesy of the Jack Cook collection.
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