8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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"Hollywood's war effort has been the target for many jokes - most of them low blows, but one Hollywood name that has had only praise and deserved it was that of Capt Clark Gable. He began as a buck private, went thru gunnery school, then came to England and west on 5 missions while he was working on a movie that tells the story of 2 gunners - from Main Street, USA thru the Battle of Germany."
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303rd Bomb Group
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The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New... -
359th Bomb Squadron
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Clark (William Gable
Military | Major | Cameraman, Gunner, Actor
Clark Gable flew at least 5 missions as Captain filming 50,000 ft of gunnery combat during 1943. He received the Air Medal for his service. 1 mission was flown with the 303rd BG. The rest were with the 351st BG in different aircraft. The film was named...
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| 23 March 2018 00:44:52 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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