2025th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon
media-24315.jpeg UPL 24315

Created by Martin Sillivent, used as the cover art for the book, Fire Fighters in Fatigues.

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

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Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/

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Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/

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Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency

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Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency

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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)

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