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2026th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon

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Commanding officers

  • Emil Mehal

    Military | Second Lieutenant | 2026th EAFFP Commanding Officer
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – Commanding Officer, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

Structure

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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Rosieres en Haye 9 April 1945
Based 9 April 1945 – 28 May 1945
Based 29 April 1945 – 20 May 1945
Based 20 May 1945

Connections

People

  • James Besser

    Military | Private | Truck Driver, Light / Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 345, Truck Driver, Light, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • James Blevins

    Military | Private | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • Ansel Burchfield

    Military | Private | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • Anthony Burgess

    Military | Private First Class | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP Awarded Soldiers Medal, pursuant to G.O. #3, Hqs., XIX Tactical Air Command, dated 14 January 1945 for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy on 15 June 1944 near Cardonville Airfield (ALG-3).

  • Francis Byrne

    Military | Private First Class | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • Edward Cummings

    Military | Corporal | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • James Flinchum

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • Kenneth Gertney

    Military | Private First Class | Truck Driver, Light / Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 345, Truck Driver, Light, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • Lee Hatfield

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

  • Joe Henderson

    Military | Corporal | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2026th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-FF, SO#252

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Citations

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Air Force
9th
Type
Service or support
Type category
Air base
Nicknames

Correct Title for this Unit is:
2026th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation) or
2026th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
All Engineer Fire Fighting Platoons attached to Air Bases worldwide were designated as (Aviation) Platoons to indicate their specific training in Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting.

Motto
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Insignia
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
22 January 2017 20:03:14 usaeff Changes to commanding officers associations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
28 December 2016 19:39:35 usaeff Changes to type, nicknames and stations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:59 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

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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