Laurence Kuter
Military | General | Commander
ADC to CG, 8th Air Force 8 - 23 November 1942.
ADC to CG, 8th Bomber Command 24 November - 11 December 1943.
CG 1st Combat Bomb Wing 1 - 31 December 1942
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Formerly command pilot. CG VIII Bomber Command 2 December 1942 to 30 June 1943.
Awards: SS, WWII Victory, EAME, CBE (Commander British Empire).
Military | General | Commander
ADC to CG, 8th Air Force 8 - 23 November 1942.
ADC to CG, 8th Bomber Command 24 November - 11 December 1943.
CG 1st Combat Bomb Wing 1 - 31 December 1942
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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Command
VIII Bomber Command was constituted and activated in 1942. It oversaw heavy bombardment operations until February 1944, when it was redesginated as the 8th Air Force.
Wing
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17E Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9085) nicknamed 'Jarrin' Jenny' became the first USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress to land in the UK, when it landed at Prestwick on 1 July 1942.
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Military site : non-airfield
The First Air Division HQ was established at the Grange Hotel, Brampton and very quickly became operational on 15th June 1942 under the command of Colonel Claude E Duncan; on 19th August, Brampton was officially activated as the First Bomb Wing...
Military site : non-airfield
High Wycome known as Daws Hill was the Headquarters of Eighth Air Force Bomber Command (Pinetree). Situated on land and in a house formerly occupied by Wycombe Abbey School and restored to them by the US on 9 May 1946.
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Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | 1 January 1890 |
Commissioned | 18 May 1918 | |
Based | 27 July 1942 – 20 August 1942 | |
2nd Combat Bomb Wing |
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Based | Brampton Grange | 21 August 1942 – 30 November 1942 |
Commander, 1st Combat Bomb Wing |
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Based | 2 December 1942 – 30 June 1943 | |
Commanded VIII Bomber Command. |
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Retired | 31 January 1950 | |
Died | California, USA | 1 May 1970 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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18 June 2018 02:05:57 | bombercommand | Changes to biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
07 April 2018 08:19:28 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Key Image ID. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:20:31 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth by Roger FreemanR. Manning Ancell, The Biographical Dictionary Of World War II Generals And Flag Officers |