Milton Brislin
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Group Headquarters-Supply Officer 708 Squadron | 447th Bomb Group
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Earl J Ferry
Military
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1st Sgt. Earl J. Ferry, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
Service
People
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Harald Lund
Military | Major | Executive Officer, 708 Squadron | 447th Bomb Group
Major Lund was a 20+ year member of the Army Air Corps, and than later the United States Air Force. His primary duty for the 447th was as Executive officer of the 708 Squadron, and in this role participated in many missions. He also served with the... -
Frank Newman
Military | Major | Commanding Officer, 708 Squadron | 447th Bomb Group
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces... -
708th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
Headquarters
Associated Place
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Rattlesden
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from... -
Rattlesden Memorial
Other location
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St Nicholas, Rattlesden
Other location
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Rattlesden Gliding Club
Other location
Events
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 21 October 2020 18:56:31 | pamccolgan | Changes to person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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447th Bomb group |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 January 2020 02:03:14 | timothymotz | Changes to highest rank |
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Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:07:58 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945 |
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