Arthur Agan
Military | Lieutenant General
Chief, Tactical Operations, 8th Air Force, February 1942 to January 1944.
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Eugene Herbert Snavely
Military
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Group Commander Colonel Eugene H. Snavely carves the roast at the base of the 44th Bomb Group at Shipdham, Norfolk, 1944.
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Wing and Group Commanders meeting of the 2nd Bomb Division, 8th Air Force England, 19 September 1944 - Rear L to R: Col James H Isbel, Col Albert J Shower, Col Luther J Fairbanks, Col Lawrence M Thomas, Col Ramsey D Potts, Col William W Jones. Middle L to R: Col Lorin L Johnson, Col Eugene H Snavely, Col Ezekiel W Napier, Col Frederic H Miller, Col Leland G Fiegel, Col Gerry L Mason, Lt Col Roy B Caviness, Lt Col Everett W. Stewart, Lt Col Claiborne H Kinnard. Seated L to R: Col Jack W Wood, Brig Gen Leon W Johnson, Brig Gen Walter R Peck, Maj Gen William E Kepnel, Brig Gen Edward J Timberlake, Big Gen Jesse Auton, Col Milton W Arnold.
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Personnel list for the 8th Air Force Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, September 1, 1942.
8th Air Force, G-3 Staff, September 1942
Operations Officer, 44th Bomb Group from January 1943 to July 1943.
Commanding Officer, 492nd Bomb Group from 26 January 1944 to 12 August 1944
Commanding Officer 44th Bomb Group from 15-Aug-1944 to 13-April-1945.
Service
People
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Edward Feldman
Military | Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters. -
John Gerhart
Military | Colonel | Wing Commander/Group Commander/Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Retired from the USAF in 1965 as a 4-star General ... -
Woodrow Green
Military | Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters. -
John Hardy
Military | Major | Chief of Operations
In July 1942 General Hardy moved to England with the Eighth Air Force and served as chief of operations during 1943. For his work during this period of massive airpower buildup in England, General Hardy received the Distinguished Service Medal. With... -
Leon Johnson
Military | Brigadier General | Pilot; Commanding Officer | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Superior leadership during the Ploesti raid 1 August 1943 in B-24 #41-23817 'Suzy Q. ' ... -
Douglas McCoy
Military | Staff Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters. -
E McFarland
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator/Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
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Thomas Murphy
Military | Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters. -
John Norton
Military | Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Units served with
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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. ... -
Headquarters (8th Air Force)
8th Air Force Headquarters opened in London under the command of General Carl A Spaatz on 19 June 1942. It oversaw all Commands, Wings and Groups engaged in the Strategic Bombing Campaign until February 1944, when it became US Strategic Air Forces in... -
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44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti... -
492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944. ... -
66th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Headquarters (14th Combat Bomb Wing)
Headquarters
Associated Place
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Shipdham
Military site : airfield
Shipdham was built in 1941-1942, the first US heavy bomber airfield in the English county of Norfolk. It was a standard design, with T2-type hangars and a domestic site dispersed to the south east. Improvements were carried out to increase the number...
Events
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Revisions
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| 08 July 2017 03:51:47 | bombercommand | Changes to biography |
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2017-07-07 information from duplicate AAM File https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/61356 was consolidated with this file. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 July 2017 03:34:05 | bombercommand | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, person associations, unit associations and media associations |
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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945, Russell Strong UPL 29024 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 November 2014 23:30:08 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to highest rank, role, biography and unit associations |
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Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014. http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/44bg.HTM |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:09:24 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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14th Combat Bombardment Wing (H) by William B. Taylor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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