William H Cleveland

Military

Object Number - UPL 19087 - Colonel William Cleveland (466th BG C.O.) with unknown WAAC LT.

Cleveland was Chief of Staff of the 325th Wing and assumed command on July 4 1944.
Cleveland was C.O. of the 466th BG: 1 November 1944 - 16 February 1945

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance
Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Virginia, USA 22 February 1914

Other

466th BG Commanding Officer

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 1 November 1944 - 16 February 1945 Squadron Commander, Group Commander, B-17 and B-24 units in England during World War ll. Director of Operations and Plains, 8th Air Force and 8th Bomber Commander

Died

Sunnyvale, California 25 May 1973

Buried

Portland, OR, USA 29 May 1973 Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA Plot: L, 0, 1351

Based

Flying Cadet Randolph and Kelly Fields

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Accepted regular commission

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Vice Commander of the Air Force Missile Development Center, Holloman Air Force Base

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The Field Representative Europe for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Cleveland was Senior Officer over seeing all Senior Officers of all military branches in the European theater for an extended period of time.

Based

Commander of B-47, B-52, and KC-135 units of the Strategic Air Command.

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Assistant Director of Development Planing, Headquarters USAF, Pentagon, Washington D.C.

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Commanded James Connally Air Force Base Training Wing

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Assigned as Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of Colombia. (Note: He received the Colombian Metal of Honor. The only US Military Personal ever to receive this Honor.)

Revisions

Date5 May 2020 23:50:41
ContributorJames Cleveland
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James H Cleveland (Son)

Date5 Jan 2019 05:31:33
ContributorJames Cleveland
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James H Cleveland

Date5 Jan 2019 05:19:59
ContributorJames Cleveland
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James H Cleveland (Son)

Date5 Jan 2019 04:35:23
ContributorJames Cleveland
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James H Cleveland (3rd Son)

Date16 Nov 2015 04:53:45
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG HIstorian

Date16 Nov 2015 04:46:33
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date11 May 2015 21:03:23
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:06
ContributorAAM
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Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 5 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

William H Cleveland: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 19019 - Change of Command at Attlebridge October 1944 From...

Object number: UPL 19087 - Colonel William Cleveland (466th BG C.O.) with...

Object number: UPL 19093 - Colonel Luther Fairbanks (Left) and Colonel...

Object number: UPL 19094 - Colonel William H. Cleveland 466th BG Commander

Object number: UPL 6653 - Crew #421 Eugene Godbout Crew 466th BG - 786th BS...