40th Combat Bomb Wing
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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...
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Grafton Underwood | |
Based | Podington |
Military | Corporal | MOS 679, Motorcycle Scout to MOS 378, Motorcyclist | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant | 384th Bomb Group
Commanding Officer
Military | Captain | Commanding Officer, 1140th Military Police Company (Aviation) | 384th Bomb Group
Detailed as Station defense Officer (Additional) vice 1LT William Morganstein (Primary) on AAF station 106 Special Orders #97 dated 17 May 1944.
Military | First Lieutenant | Commanding Officer | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Private | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Private | 384th Bomb Group
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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27 September 2014 18:42:55 | 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) |