2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Platoon
Object Number - UPL 24315
On 24 April 1944, two firefighters were killed when the aircraft they were flying crashed and burned a short distance from the fire station.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Established |
5 July 1943 | |
|
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 22 October 1943 |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 420th Air Service Group 493rd Bomb Group 2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 39696218
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 2117th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 34764210
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 2112th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 33591268
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 2112th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Role/Job: Base Fire Marshall / CO of Fire Fighting Platoon
Revisions
Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency
Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency
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)
