MacDill Field
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Detailed History
Researcher Denny Cole, quoted in The Tampa Tribune:
"The importance of MacDill Field cannot be overstated from a military history standpoint...A large number of crews from the storied 8th Air Force, which lost more than 26,000 men during World War II, trained there."
People
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18153933
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 367th Fighter Group 392nd Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732867
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14020972
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
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- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Basic entry created. See The Tampa Tribune article: http://tbo.com/list/military-news/altman/historian-tracks-macdill-histo…