2nd Air Division

Division
Two airmen of the 466th Bomb Group. media-380765.jpg FRE 1959 MGEN William B. Kepner (Left) - Commander of the 2nd Air Division - 8th AF COL Elvin S. Ligon - Commander of the 466th BG - 2nd Air Division - 8th AF Photo taken on the occasion of the 466th BG's 200th mission party. Roger Freeman Collection

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - FRE 1959 - MGEN William B. Kepner (Left) - Commander of the 2nd Air Division - 8th AF COL Elvin S. Ligon - Commander of the 466th BG - 2nd Air Division - 8th AF...

In December 1944, the 2nd Bomb Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.

Commanding Officers

Walter Raymond Peck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-10768
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer

William Ellsworth Kepner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Fighter Command 2nd Air Division
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force Fighter Command

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Unit stations

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Other

Disbanded

28 August 1945

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Redesignated

Based

Ketteringham Hall 22 June 1945

Previously was

Encompassing

People

Cappy C Delk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Women's Army Corps 2nd Air Division
  • Role/Job: Women's Army Corps

Charlie Leroy Dugosh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Air Division 20th Combat Bomb Wing 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 389th Bomb Group 448th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18201733
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer / Ball Turret Gunner

Earle Preston Durley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Air Division 20th Combat Bomb Wing 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-447213
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Betty P Earle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Women's Army Corps 2nd Air Division
  • Service Numbers: A-215404
  • Role/Job: Women's Army Corps

Earline Embry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Women's Army Corps 2nd Air Division
  • Role/Job: Women's Army Corps

Aircraft

Mission

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Changed key image

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Revised unit connections.

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Air Force Combat Units of World War II

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Associated to 2nd Air Division Memorial Library

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Lt. Col. James H Keeffe Jr documents.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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