1st Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
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Robert Boyd Williams
Military
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"Maj. Gen. Robert B. Williams, Albany, Tex, Division Commander, Saying Goodbye." Background B-17 is 42-31239.
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"Major General Robert B Williams congratulates Brig. Gen. Julius K. Lacey, attached to Hdq., 1st Bomb Division, after presenting him with an award during a ceremony somewhere in England. 5 March 1944."
Born: Albany, Texas, 9 November 1901.
Bachelor of Science, Texas A&M University, 1923.
Commissioned: ROTC 6 June 1923
Commander, 1st Bomb Division July 1943 to 22 October 1944.
Retired 30 June 1946.
Service
Units served with
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303rd Bomb Group
Group
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...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 February 2020 22:01:00 | bombercommand | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography and unit associations |
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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, 1942-1945 By Russel A. Strong |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:23:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-wxyz.html#W |
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