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
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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
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 1st Bomb Division 1st Combat Bomb Wing 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-902737
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Intelligence Officer
Mission
Revisions
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)