Robert Terrill
Military | Lieutenant General | 445th Bomb Group
Group CO to July 1944. Transferred to 2BD
Group
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory at Gotha on 24 February 1944, during USAAF's Big Week of raids against the German aircraft industry, which earned the Group a Distinguished Unit Citation. The Group was awarded the Croix de Guerre
with Palm by the French government for operations in the European theater from December 1943 to February 1945.
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Military | Lieutenant General | 445th Bomb Group
Group CO to July 1944. Transferred to 2BD
Military | Colonel | Group Operations Officer, later became Group Commanding Officer
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Earned Distinguished Unit Citation for the 24 Feb 44 mission to Gotha, Germany. Suffered the greatest loss by a bomb group for a single mission on 27 Sept 44 going to Kassel, Germany. Due to a navigation error, the 445th left the main bomber stream and...
13 December 1943
The port areas at Bremen and Kiel, Germany are the primary targets for this mission. This is the first mission where more than 600 aircraft are despatched. This mission is comprised of 8 elements. The first element consists 182 B-17s from: 91BG (31);...
16 December 1943
This is a massive mission of 631 heavy bombers directed at the port area of Bremen, Germany. The force of 631 included 1 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG dispersed among the attacking formations. The mission is composed of three elements. The first...
20 December 1943
The port area of Bremen is the target for 546 heavy bombers. The total includes 12 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG. All 12 of these are effective on the target and 11 are damaged. The bomber gunners of this element claim 1-1-0 (this total included with...
22 December 1943
This mission is composed of two forces directed at two separate targets, the communication centers at Osnabruck and Munster, Germany. The force attacking at Osnabruck is composed of two elements. The first element is composed of 227 B-17s (2 are PFF...
24 December 1943
This mission is directed at V-Weapon sites in the Pas-de-Calaise area of France. The attacks are made between 1330-1510hrs. The mission is composed of three elements. The first element is a force of 277 B-17s from 1st Bomb Division that included: 91BG ...
30 December 1943
The port area and oil refineries at Ludwigshaven, Germany are the target for this massive attack of 710 heavy bombers. The despatch includes 12 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG, 11 of these are effective on the mission, 3 are damaged, and the bomber...
31 December 1943
This mission is the last heavy bomber operation of 1943. 1943 had been a very "tough" year for the 8th Air Force in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). 23365 B-17s had been despatched on missions and 881 had Failed to Return (FTR) for a loss...
4 January 1944
The port area of Kiel, Germany and the railroad marshalling yards at Munster, Germany are the Primary targets of this Mission which is organised as two elements: one going to Kiel and the other to Munster. Roger A. Freeman begins to designate aircraft...
5 January 1944
This mission consists of five elements: The first element is a combined force of 131 B-17s are despatched by 1st Bomb Division: 92BG; 303BG; 305BG; 306BG; 379BG; 384BG; and 482BG to bomb the shipyards and industrial areas of Kiel, Germany. 119 are...
7 January 1944
The industrial areas of Ludwigshaven, Germany are the primary target for this mission. The formation has three elements. The bomber gunners of the entire force claim 30-6-17 of attacking German aircraft.
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Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Tibenham | 4 November 1943 – 28 May 1945 |
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator, Top Turret Gunner | 445th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 09/27/44 Shot down on Kassel mission crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 #4251355
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 445th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 445th Bomb Group
Military | 445th Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 445th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Fulda, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100335. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | 445th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Airplane Mechanic | 445th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 445th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 9/27/44 in B-24 'Bonnie Vee' #4295128
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 445th Bomb Group
Shot down in flames after fighter attacks and crashed near Einbeck, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7569 'Sky Wolf'. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Military | 445th Bomb Group
B-24 Liberator
Assigned 458BG re-assigned to 703BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF as a replacement aircraft. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Friedrickshafen left formation under control on reciprocal course, hit by 3 x Fw190 fighters causing fire in bomb bay, most of crew baled...
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 "LADY MARIE" SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON 24 FEB 1944
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B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
Badly damaged by fighters and ditched in English Channel 3 miles off Beachy Head, England 30 December 1943. MACR 5210.
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
This aircraft crashed on a mission from Tibenham to Koblenz on 22 April 1944.
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B-24 Liberator
Distinguished Unit Citation for 24 Feb 44 mission to Gotha Germany. The 445th lost 13 of 25 aircraft but successfully bombed the primary with an Excellent in bombing accuracy. The unit fought continuous fighter attacks for some two and a half hours.
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09 March 2018 15:20:38 | 2nd Air Division Memorial Library | Changes to description |
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2nd Air Division Memorial Library |
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01 May 2016 01:00:20 | B24Mike | Changes to citations, commanding officers associations and mission associations |
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NARA records of the 445th Unit Historian |
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25 February 2015 02:59:53 | usafdo | Changes to mission associations |
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A.L. DESTRO II |
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25 February 2015 02:58:45 | usafdo | Changes to mission associations |
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A.L. DESTRO II |
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25 February 2015 02:58:39 | usafdo | Changes to mission associations |
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A.L. DESTRO II |
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25 February 2015 02:57:28 | usafdo | Changes to mission associations and media associations |
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A.L. DESTRO II |
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27 September 2014 18:42:45 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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) |