445th Bomb Group
GroupIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory at Gotha on 24 February 1944, during USAAF's Big Week of raids against the German aircraft industry, which earned the Group a Distinguished Unit Citation. The Group was awarded the Croix de Guerre
with Palm by the French government for operations in the European theater from December 1943 to February 1945.
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Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-18833
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: O-393142
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group Operations Officer, later became Group Commanding Officer
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Tibenham | 4 November 1943 - 28 May 1945 |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13177531
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35311216
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806747
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Unnamed
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
Revisions
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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)