33rd Service Group

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A farm house used by Lieutenant Colonel David C Schilling of the 56th Fighter Group at Halesworth. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'This farm house at Halesworth Air Base used the space available for Dave C. Schilling and his 62nd Fighter Squadron to have their admin, Intelligence, Operations, Engineering, Armament and Communications. A hardstand just in front of the main house ran off the runway, in three days with the help of the 33rd Service Group. Carpenters and everyone in holding a faint hush - the media-401446.jpg FRE 2699 A farm house used by Lieutenant Colonel David C Schilling of the 56th Fighter Group at Halesworth. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'This farm house at Halesworth Air Base used the space available for Dave C. Schilling and his 62nd Fighter Squadron to have their admin, Intelligence, Operations, Engineering, Armament and Communications. A hardstand just in front of the main house ran off the runway, in three days with the help of the 33rd Service Group. Carpenters and everyone in holding a faint hush - the "chatueau" became a hall-headquarters.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2699 - A farm house used by Lieutenant Colonel David C Schilling of the 56th Fighter Group at Halesworth. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'This farm house...

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 33rd Service Group 56th Fighter Group
  • Role/Job: Ground Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 33rd Service Group 56th Fighter Group
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 33rd Service Group 56th Fighter Group
  • Service Numbers: 39100456
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Finance
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 33rd Service Group 56th Fighter Group
  • Role/Job: Ground Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 33rd Service Group 56th Fighter Group
  • Role/Job: Enlisted Man

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Freeeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual, p 130

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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)

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