Frederick Rodgers Dent Jr
Military
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UPL 52179
Colonel Frederick R Dent, 489BG
Commanding Officer 44th Bomb Group from 4-December-1943 to 29-Mar-44.
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Major General.
Awards: LOM, SS, DFC, AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mercer, PA 16137, USA | 12 February 1908 | Son of Frederick R Dent Sr. |
Other Graduated |
West Point, NY, USA | 13 June 1929 | United States Military Academy |
Other 3rd Air Force Commander |
South Ruislip, Ruislip, Ruislip, Greater London HA4, UK | 30 January 1952 | |
Died |
1 September 1969 | ||
Buried |
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point Orange County NY | 5 September 1969 | United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point Orange County New York, USA |
Other Graduated |
Cambridge, MA, USA | Master of Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
Other Group Commander |
Shipdham, Norfolk, UK | 44th BG | |
Other Wing Commander |
Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 95th Combat Wing |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp; 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, pg 13