482nd F.I.S.:

Col. Caviness kiss

Colonel Caviness
receives
a good-luck kiss
from an unidentified lady, likely the wife of a team member.

Col. Roy B. Caviness was attached to Wing at the Pentagon and came down to head the 482nd team for the Eastern ADC. He rose to Lt. Colonel during WW II in Europe as commander of the 376th Fighter Squadron and then Group Commander of the 361st FG and then the 78th FG...all flying P51s (see Caviness P-51 photo).

Vital statistics:
born Dec 15, 1918
died Jan 15, 1995
in the Houston, Texas area.

482nd FIS Webmaster:
George C. Willick