4th Combat Bomb Wing

Wing
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Object Number - UPL 40989 - 42-107052

Commanding Officers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 3rd Air Division 305th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-17917
  • Highest Rank: General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General
A painting of Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 487th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-319375
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer; Air Leader, Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-24131
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Group Air Executive
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing
  • Service Numbers: O-17164
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Combat Observer, Aircraft Observer

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Bury St Edmunds 13 September 1943 - 18 June 1945

Other

Redesignated

Based

Elveden Hall

Previously was

  • Unit Hierarchy: Wing
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Encompassing

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-763049
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing
  • Service Numbers: O-17961
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer
A painting of Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 487th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-319375
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer; Air Leader, Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-487064
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Photographer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: AO 786732
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Air Force Combat Units of World War II

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with "4th Combat Bombardment Wing" entry to include information from Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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)

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