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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Military
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Commanding Officer, from 27 September 1942 to 20 August 1943.
Transferred to HQ Sqn, 65FW, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
In July 1943 he returned to the United States and became chief of staff of the 1st Fighter Command at Mitchell Air Force Base, N.Y., and later as chief of staff of the 1st Air Force.
Awards: Legion Of Merit, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, French Legion of Honor, AM (2 OLC), Silver Star, Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME (6 stars), American Defense, American Campaign.
Post War: Remained in the USAF rising to Major General before his retirement in October 1958.
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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Wing
Browse 65th Fighter Wing photographs and other documents in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library digital archive here: www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/51
Headquarters
The Headquarters Squadron was made up of true leaders. Most had flown Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs.
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Headquarters
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Military site : non-airfield
Headquarters 65th Fighter Wing.
Exact location unknown.
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Born | Manhattan, KA | 23 September 1903 |
Son of John Byers and Josephine [Ferguson] Anderson. |
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Enlisted | October 1928 | |
Enlisted USAAC as flying cadet. |
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Baled Out | Imperial, PA, USA | 7 January 1934 |
Baled Out due to Stall or Spin Near Imperial, PA Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Edward W Anderson, 7-Jan-34. O-25A 30-175 ACTS |
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Lived in | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | 1940 |
Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 12 September 1942 – 22 August 1943 |
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF, Commanding Officer. |
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Promoted | Saffron Walden, UK | 22 August 1943 |
Promoted to Brigadier General. |
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Transferred | Saffron Walden, UK | 22 August 1943 – 2 September 1943 |
Transferred to HQ Sqn, 65FW, 8AF USAAF. |
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End Tour of Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 2 September 1943 |
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Retired | United States | 1 October 1958 |
Retired 1st October 1958. |
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Died | 12 April 1979 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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30 November 2018 14:17:53 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR II - https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
07 September 2016 15:14:11 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
15 July 2016 13:27:42 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107837/m... |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
15 July 2016 13:09:38 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations and media associations |
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Merged with data from duplicate entry - https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/54852 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:08:38 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45 |