Herman O Pelkey | American Air Museum

Herman O Pelkey

Military

Assigned to 2027th EAFFP – MOS 345, Truck Driver, Light, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-GG, SO#252

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Units served with

2027th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Air base

2124th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Brigadier General Woodbury, Commanding Officer of the 66th Fighter Wing, talks to senior officers. The 78th Fighter Group was a component of the wing. To the right of the photograph, is the General’s car. The red backing for the white star denotes the rank of the car’s occupant . Handwritten on slide:"Gen Woodbury parade gnd Mason Barnard"

66th Fighter Wing

Unit Hierarchy: Wing
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Bangor, ME 04401, USA	25 March 1943
Born	Maine, USA
	Aroostook County, ME, USA

Revisions

Date5 Feb 2017 22:58:20

Contributorusaeff

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Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Access to Archival Databases: https://aad.archives.gov

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:00

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm