Charles Dougher
Military | Major General | Commander | 94th Bomb Group
Colonel Charles B Daugher was the commander of the 94th BG from 17 April 1944 thru 15 March 1945. He retired as a Major General
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Wing
Constituted as 4th Bombardment Wing on 19 Oct 1940. Activated on 18 Dec 1940. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1941. Activated on 7 Jun 1942... Redesignated 4th Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in Aug 1943... Began combat in May 1943 and received a DUC for a mission on 17 Aug 1943 when the wing attacked an aircraft factory at Regensburg. Brig Gen Frederick W Castle, wing commander, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for action on 24 Dec 1944 when he kept a burning B-17 from crashing until other members of the crew had parachuted to safety. The wing remained in combat until Apr 1945. Disbanded in England on 18 Jun 1945.
Military | Major General | Commander | 94th Bomb Group
Colonel Charles B Daugher was the commander of the 94th BG from 17 April 1944 thru 15 March 1945. He retired as a Major General
Military | General | Commanding General | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
306th Temporary Deputy Commander at Wendover, then transferred as Group Commander of 305th BG 4-Jun-42 to 15-May-43.
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Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer; Air Leader, Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
Commanding Officer of 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds from 19-Jun-43 to 16-Apr-44. Overseas with General Eaker's staff to organize 8th AF, February 1942.
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Military | Major General | Group Air Executive | 351st Bomb Group
Pilot. Assigned to 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions.
Awards: SS, DFC (OLC)/ AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars), American Campaign Medal, DUC.
Military | Brigadier General | Command Pilot, Combat Observer, Aircraft Observer
In April 1943, Wilson was appointed Wing Executive Officer of the 4th Combat Bomb Wing was commanding officer of the 4th Combat Bomb Wing, based at Elveden Hall. In this capacity by July 1943 he had completed 5 combat missions over occupied Europe. ...
Division
In December 1944, the 3rd Bomb Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Group
The 385th Bomb Group, who took the nickname "Van's Valiants" after their first Commanding Officer Col. Elliot Vandevanter, flew B-17s from Great Ashfield, Suffolk. The Group led the famous attack on the Focke-Wolfe aircraft factory at Marienburg on 9...
Group
The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran...
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Group
Activated 15 June 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida. Initial organization and training at Pendleton Field, Oregon on 29 June 1942. Primary flight training at Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona from 28 Aug. 42 to 31 Oct. 42; then at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas...
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Squadron
Squadron
Squadron
Wing
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Elveden Hall | August 1943 – September 1943 |
Redesignated | August 1943 | |
Based | Bury St Edmunds | 13 September 1943 – 18 June 1945 |
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 20th Fighter Group
Flight leader 55th FS July 17, 1944 - Jan 13, 1945
296 combat hours
1 ME-109 destroyed air + 1 DO-24 destroyed water + 1 DO-24 damaged water
Transferred to 4th Combat Bomb Wing at completion of tour.
KIFA Beach C-45 s/n 44-87129 April 5, 1951
Military | Lieutenant General | Commanding Officer
AM/ LOM
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer; Air Leader, Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
Commanding Officer of 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds from 19-Jun-43 to 16-Apr-44. Overseas with General Eaker's staff to organize 8th AF, February 1942.
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Military | Captain | Photographer | 94th Bomb Group
He was born Jefferson Davis Dickson Jr., in Natchez, MO but he made a name for himself in the boxing world outside of the United States.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 94th Bomb Group
Enlisted Sept. 9th, 1942. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down at Gelnhausen on 9/11/44 in B-17 Green Hornets #4231653
POW
Military | Private
Died on 19 Feb 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Brigadier General | Command Pilot, Combat Observer, Aircraft Observer
In April 1943, Wilson was appointed Wing Executive Officer of the 4th Combat Bomb Wing was commanding officer of the 4th Combat Bomb Wing, based at Elveden Hall. In this capacity by July 1943 he had completed 5 combat missions over occupied Europe. ...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned: 12 April 1944 - 8th AF / 3rd AD / 4th CBW / 94th BG / 331st BS - (RAF Bury St Edmunds)
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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04 September 2019 15:11:04 | Emily | Changes to type, us air force combat units of world war ii description, unit previously was association, commanding officers associations and stations |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
06 January 2016 15:22:12 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to unit part of associations and unit encompassing associations |
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Merged with "4th Combat Bombardment Wing" entry to include information from Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:42:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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) |