Henry Russell Spicer | |
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 Major General Henry Russell Spicer | |
| Nickname(s) | Russ |
| Born | February 16, 1909 Colorado Springs |
| Died | December 5, 1968 (aged 59) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933-1968 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 36th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 3525th Pilot Training Wing Seventeenth Air Force 25th Air Division |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (2) Legion of Merit (1) Croix de Guerre |
Henry Russell Spicer (February 16, 1909 – December 5, 1968) was a major general in the United States Air Force.[1] He was a World War II fighter pilot and prisoner at Stalag Luft I.[2] [3][4]
- ^ "Major General H.R. Spicer". Official United States Air Force Website. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ Joey Maddox (2011). The Great Rat Race for Europe: Stories of the 357th Fighter Group Sortie Number One. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-1-4628-8628-9.
- ^ Martin W. Bowman (1 January 2009). US 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command USAAF, 1943-45: P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang Squadrons in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Casemate Publishers. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-1-84415-905-5.
- ^ Chris Bucholtz (20 December 2012). Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-84603-986-7.