Nashville, Tennessee's Herschel F. Ezell was assigned to the 20th. Fighter Group on 28 April, 1944 following a complete tour of 25 missions as a bombardier on B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 306th. Bomb Group. On 14 May he was made Group Personal Equipment Officer, but his primary reason for being assigned to the 20th.FG was as Group Bombardier on Droop Snoot bombing missions. He flew ten of these before being returned to the States on 10 August, 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal with 4 clusters.