1st Bomb Division
Division
Associated Frank Alton Armstrong Jr. from picture
Object Number - FRE 4326 - Brigadier-General Frank Alton Armstrong Jr. during a visit to the 305th Bomb Group Official caption on image: "(GPR-83-9305) (18-6-43) (Brig. Gen....
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division
- Service Numbers: O-15721
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division 303rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-15154
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Aerial Observer, Commander
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Other Constituted |
Brampton Grange | 30 August 1943 |
|
Other Activated |
Brampton Grange | 13 September 1943 - 20 September 1943 |
|
Based |
Alconbury | 20 September 1943 |
|
Other Redesignated |
Previously was
![Private First Class William Archer uses a British-made teleprinter to send out field orders to USAAF Bomb Groups from Brampton Grange airbase, the headquarters of the 8th Air Force's 1st Air Division. Passed for publication 2 Feb 1943.
Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Teleprinter operators send out Field Orders, PFC William Archer uses a British machine at Brampton Grange, Station No. 103, HQ 1 Air Div.' P On reverse: US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamp]. Printed caption attached](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-458347.jpg.webp?itok=9u0ITkPd)
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Unit
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
![Colonel Frank A. Armstrong of the 97th Bomb Group in the cockpit of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Photographed by US Army Air Air Forces.' [caption], 'US Official Phot No. USB 230. (WA) Distributed by the Ministry of Information.' [caption] 'USAA(BRI)CCC:TYPE.' [written annotation] Printed caption on reverse: 'LEADER OF THE US BOMBING ATTACK ON WILHELMSHAVEN. Photo shows:- Col. Frank A. Armstrong of Asheville N.C. who led the bombing attack on Wilhelmshaven- the first American air a](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379326.jpg.webp?itok=PgnVoxm0)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: VIII Bomber Command 1st Bomb Division 306th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-17459
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer; Pilot
![Colonel Bartlett Beman at work at his desk. A censor has obscured the documents on his desk. Image stamped on reverse: 'Wide World.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 2 Feb 1943.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'BEHIND-SCENES PICTURES OF US ARMY AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS WING IN ENGLAND. This set of Wide World pictures was made recently in England and shows behind-the-scenes glimpses of the work and life of a Headquarters wing of the US Army Air Force. Headquarters wing is supply section and coordinatio](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456609.jpg.webp?itok=7_L6oJks)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Chief of Staff
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division
- Service Numbers: O-146733
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Staff Judge Advocate
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division 2nd Bomb Division 446th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ground Support
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division 381st Bomb Group Headquarters (381st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-20814
- Role/Job: Commander
Mission
Revisions
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
1st Air Division records (1AD HQ Historical Society)
1st Air Division records (1AD HQ Historical Society)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
![Bishop Adna Wright Leonard with Colonel Anthony Mustoe and Brigadier General Chauncey. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp],'Passed for publication 27 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '26114.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, Was DC, Chairman of the General Committee of Army and Navy Chaplains at a US Air force Headquarters in England. Greeting himis Col Anthony O Mustoe, weather office, Hot Springs VA, while Brig Gen Chauncey, Air Force Chief of Staff effects the i](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456665.jpg.webp?itok=pAj_56mn)
