Frank M Mayo

Military

media-35029.jpeg UPL 35029 Proclaimation commemorating the end of the Second World War in Europe signed by Colonel Kenneth H Bitting and his staff, USSTAF, 10 May 1945.

Image uploaded on behalf of Jerry Bitting, Son

Object Number - UPL 35029 - Proclaimation commemorating the end of the Second World War in Europe signed by Colonel Kenneth H Bitting and his staff, USSTAF, 10 May 1945.

Legion of Merit/ Bronze Star/ Croix de Guerre/ ETO Medal/ WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)

Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Combat organisation

Second World War higher formation badge for the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by a US War Department radiogram dated 21 December 1944 and formal approval by the Quartermaster General was granted on 27 December 1944. The Command was formed on 1 January 1944 at Bushey Park, England under Lieutenant-General Carl Spaatz. It was administratively responsible for all US Army Air Forces in the UK and later for operational control of the 8th and 15

US Strategic Air Forces

Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Type Category: Combat organisation

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Waycross, Georgia	21 September 1905

Revisions

Date11 Sep 2018 11:29:46

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

Name from The VE Day Proclamation of Kenneth H. Bitting, provided by his son Jerry Bitting.
WWII European Theater Army Records - Telephone directories from https://www.fold3.com/

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:08

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Ben Smith / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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