Edward Timberlake
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding General | 453rd Bomb Group
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Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Constituted as 2d Bombardment Division on 30 Aug 1943. Activated in England on 13 Sep 1943. Assigned to Eighth AF. Redesignated 2d Air Division in Dec 1944.
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding General | 453rd Bomb Group
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Military | Major General | Commanding General
Major General James P Hodges served as Commanding General of the 2nd Air Division from 13 September 1942 to 1 August 1944. He retired 30 September 1951.
His son, James P Hodges II, served as a fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group.
Military | Lieutenant General | Commanding General, 8th Air Force Fighter Command
From 1909 to 1913, Kepner served in the US Marine Corps. By 1916 he was a second lieutenant in the Indiana National Guard. After a short spell in the US cavalry, in 1917 he transferred to the infantry as a captain and commanded a company at the Battle...
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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Command
VIII Bomber Command was constituted and activated in 1942. It oversaw heavy bombardment operations until February 1944, when it was redesginated as the 8th Air Force.
Wing
Wing
Although equipped with B-24 aircraft, I believe that association with 2nd BD/AD is in error. Moreover, the Group had converted to B-17 before the designation of the 2nd Air Division. The Group carried 3rd Bomb Division markings throughout its combat...
Squadron
Company
Company
Wing
The 2nd Bomb Wing arrived in the UK in July 1942. The wing command became the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943, while the wing was retitled the 2nd Combat Bomb Wing.
Division
In December 1944, the 2nd Bomb Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
21 February 1944
Day 2 of BIG WEEK is another maximum effort by 8th Air Force to bomb 6 airfields in Germany as primary targets: Diepholz, Gütersloh, Lippstadt, Werl, Achmer and Handorf. In addition the industrial areas of Brunswick city are included as a primary...
1 April 1944
The industrial areas of Ludwigshafen was the traget for this mission, but the mission was frustrated by heavy cloud cover and navigational errors that resulted in the mission going haywire. 3rd Air Division and 2nd Air Division despatch heavy bombers....
5 April 1944
A combined force of 50 B-24s from: 93BG; 458BG and 466BG are despatched to bomb V-Weapon sites in the St.Pol/Siracourt area of France. Could cover frsutrated bombing attems and only 21 aircraft are effective. There are no losses, casualties or claims.
6 April 1944
The V-Weapon site of Watten, France is the target for this mission. Formations from 2nd Air Division: 44BG; 93BG; 392BG; 446BG and 448BG are despatched but weather was so bad that only one box was able to bomb. 12 aircraft are effective on the site....
8 April 1944
9 April 1944
10 April 1944
11 April 1944
12 April 1944
13 April 1944
Station | Location | Date |
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Constituted | Old Catton | 30 August 1943 |
Based | Horsham St Faith | 13 September 1943 – December 1943 |
Based | Ketteringham Hall | December 1943 – December 1944 |
Redesignated | December 1944 |
Military | Corporal | Fire Fighter | 458th Bomb Group
Served with the 2016th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
Military | Sergeant | Fire Fighter | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned to 201th EAFFP 13 August 1943 from Westover Field, MA.
Promoted to T/5 29 January 1944
Military | Private
On 25 October 1943 Collette was accused of claiming allowance for a child who did not exist on 12 October 1942. The ETO Board of Review's findings dismissed the claim.
Military | Lieutenant | 2016th EAFFP Commanding Officer (Jul 43 - Mar 44) | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned as Commanding Officer of 2016th EAFFP 16 July 1943 per par26, SO#94 Hq. AAB, Bradley Field, Connecticut
Transferred to Hq Air Svc, USSTAF 22 March 1944.
Military | 2016th Commanding Officer (Jul 44) | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned as Commanding Officer of the 2016th EAFFP on 16 July 1944, per par 1 SO# 197, Hq AAF 147, APO 558.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Shot down at Madgeburg on 9/11/44 in B-24 #42-95258, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Military | Corporal | Fire Fighter | 458th Bomb Group
Served with the 2016th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
Military | Captain | 2016th EAFFP Commanding Officer (Mar 43 - Jul 44) | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned as Commanding Officer of the 2016th EAFFP, 30 March 1944.
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04 September 2019 13:29:48 | Emily | Changes to type, motto, insignia, us air force combat units of world war ii description, description, unit part of associations, unit encompassing associations, unit became association, commanding officers associations and stations |
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27 September 2014 18:42:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980) |