41st Combat Bomb Wing | American Air Museum in Britain

General Orders #66, 1st Air Division, 3 May 1944

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1st Air Division Special Orders #94, page 1 of 3, 18 December 1943

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1st Air Division Special Orders #94, page 2 of 3, 18 December 1943

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1st Air Division Special Orders #94, page 3 of 3, 18 December 1943

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303rd Bomb Group

Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
379th Bomb Group

Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
384th Bomb Group

Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
33rd Station Complement Squadron

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3rd Station Complement Squadron

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42nd Station Complement Squadron

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Headquarters (41st Combat Bomb Wing)

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The 41st CBW was a reogranization of the 1st BW, 103rd BW (Provisional).
1059th Military Police Company

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1114th Quartermaster Company

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1119th Quartermaster Company

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Charles Hedrick

Military | Sergeant | Aero-engine Technician, Driver | 303rd Bomb Group
Inducted into Army 13 Jun 42 at Clarksburg WVa. Selected for Army Air Corps and trained at Airplane Mechanic School, Curtis Wright, Glendale California as an engine specialist. ...
Rene Pilon

Military | 303rd Bomb Group
Fred Thier

Military | First Lieutenant | Waist Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Robert Travis

Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer
Robert was Commander of 41st CBW composed of 303rd, 384th, and the 379th BG. ...
William Travis

Military | Colonel | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
USMA, Commissioned June 1933; Chief of Staff, 41st Combat Bomb Wing from February 1944 to September 1944. ...
William Ziegenfus

Military | First Lieutenant | Administration | 303rd Bomb Group

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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)