12th Replacement Control Depot

Depot

The 12th Replacement Control Depot was assigned to USAFBI in April 1942, as one of a number of units earmarked to form the Eighth Air Force. Upon the establishment of ETOUSA in August 1942, the unit was assigned to the newly formed 8th Air Service Command.



From September 1942, the 12th Replacement control depot took responsibility for receiving, processing and assigning all casual personnel arriving in Britain. The unit operated two stations at Stone and Chorley

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Chorley

Based

Stone (Jefferson Hall)

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot 44th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12025537
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot 44th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-807676
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot
  • Service Numbers: O-885979
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Sources

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