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2120th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon

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Activated at Fowermere, AAB Cambs on 13 April 1944 per Letter CG, USSTAF Hq's dated 21 March 1944.

Commanding officers

  • Forest Smith

    Military | First Lieutenant | Commanding Officer 2120 | 339th Fighter Group
    Assigned to the 2027th EAFFP as Commanding Officer Assigned to the 2120th EAFFP as Commanding Officer

Structure

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Stations

Station Location Date
Established Fowlmere 13 April 1944

Connections

People

  • Floyd Boatwright

    Military | Private First Class | Firefighter | 339th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2120th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter

  • George Bolco

    Military | Private First Class | Firefighter | 339th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • Robert Burkhart

    Military | Private | Firefighter | 78th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252 Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • Homer Crouch

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | Truck Driver, Light / FireFighter | 78th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 345, Truck Driver, Light, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252 Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • Robert Fish

    Military | Sergeant | Firefighter | 78th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252 Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • William Godia

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • Con Hatfield

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | Firefighter | 78th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252 Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944.

  • George Jacob

    Military | Corporal | Clerk Typist | 78th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 405, Clerk Typist, Light, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252 Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • Donald MacGregor

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | Firefighter | 339th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

  • Robert Martinez

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | Firefighter | 78th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252 Assigned to 2120th EAFFP approximately 13 April 1944

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Citations

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Air Force
8th
Type
Service or support
Type category
Air base
Nicknames

2120th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation) or
2030th 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.

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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
15 October 2017 16:00:10 usaeff Changes to type, nicknames, description, unit encompassing associations, commanding officers associations and stations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:43:00 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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