20th Combat Bomb Wing | American Air Museum in Britain

Sergeant Albert R Krassman of the 446th Bomb Group with a B-24 Liberator (RT-H, serial number 44-40268) nicknamed "Kentucky Belle". Image via Albert R Krassman Jr Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Kentucky Belle" call "H". B-24J-156-Co, 4440268, 706 Bomb Squadron (H), 446 Bomb Group (H), 20th Combat Bomb Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th USAF. Sgt Albert R Krassman JR, AAF station 125, Flixtion, Bungay, Suffolk, England, Spring 1945.'

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A B-24 Liberator of the 446th Bomb Group begins to crash whilst Liberators of the 20th Combat Bomb Wing release bombs over Tours. Official caption on image: "One B-24 Goes Down While Others Bomb Nazi Positions. US AAF Photo 225-4." Handwritten caption on reverse: '51576 A/C. 3 different B/G's. 446?'

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Airfield Farm Memorial, Hardwick

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Airfield Farm Memorial, Hardwick

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93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Airfield Farm, Hardwick

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Structure

Part of

2nd Air Division

Division
In December 1944, the 2nd Bomb Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
2nd Bomb Division

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.

Encompassing

446th Bomb Group

Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the...
448th Bomb Group

Group
The 448th Bombardment Group was organized on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May 1943 at Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho. The initial training of the air crews took place in Florida. The entire group was assembled Wendover Field, Utah. Both air and...
489th Bomb Group

Group
The 489th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Halesworth, Suffolk, for several months from May 1944 until later in the year. The Group flew tactical missions in support of ground forces in northern France. It was in this tactical role that the crews...
93rd Bomb Group

Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
25th Station Complement Squadron

Squadron
58th Station Complement Squadron

Squadron
5th Station Complement Squadron

Squadron
Headquarters (20th Combat Bomb Wing)

Headquarters
1094th Quartermaster Company

Company
1193rd Military Police Company

Company

Previously was

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Became

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Robert Brady

Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner. Bryson's crew | 448th Bomb Group
Wilbur Bryson

Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Leland Fiegel

Military | Colonel | Commanding Officer 93rd BG, Air Executive, Deputy Wing Commander | 381st Bomb Group
Commanding Officer of the 93rd Bomb Group 9-August-1943 to 27-Sep-1944. Air Executive with Headquarters (381st Bomb Group). Commanding Officer 20th BG, 17 May 1945. Deputy Wing Commander 20th Combat Bomb Wing, 18 June 1945.
Harry Freivogel

Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator. B24. 2nd Air Division, 448th Bomb Group, 714 Bomb Squadron, 29 complete missions | 446th Bomb Group
After marriage in 1941, Harry enlisted for the draft, and in his own words " being patriotic or probably knowing the regular draft would get me sooner or later and I would be drafted into the regular Army, I decided I would enlist in the Army Air Corps...
William Horrell

Military | Second Lieutenant | Copilot | 448th Bomb Group
Casper Interrante

Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner and Chaff Thrower | 448th Bomb Group
George Jeffries

Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 448th Bomb Group
Donald Kamler

Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 448th Bomb Group
Theodore Matson

Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 448th Bomb Group
Conley Motley

Military | Tail Gunner

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Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:42:44	AAM	AAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)