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"Under secretary of war Robert M Lovett chats with Brig Gen Newton Longfellow and Lt Col Fargo, during their visit to the 390th Bomb Group base in England. 19-May-43."
Commanding Officer 305th Bombardment Group 18-May-1943 to late October 1943.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29952 'Sizzle'; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Bosseveldt, near Maastricht, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 917
Awards: AM, PH.
Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to...
Military site : airfield
Chelveston was adapted and expanded in preparation for the arrival of American forces. Rather than heavy bombers, the first aircraft to fly from its runways were C-47 Skytrains that were flown by the 60th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942. The first...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 27 February 1905 | |
| Died | 4 September 1968 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 November 2014 21:06:03 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to place associations |
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Lee Cunningham 23-nov-2014. Added connection to Chelveston. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 November 2014 20:26:34 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to biography, awards and events |
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Lee Cunningham 23-Nov-2014. Born, died and burial events. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32673888; CO 305BG dates: http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/305bg.HTM |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:07:36 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45 |
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