65th Fighter Wing
Wing
Object Number - FRE 2526 - Squadron Leader Boles?aw "Mike" G?adych of the Polish Air Force (attached to the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group) being awarded an American...
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Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-17938
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Debden | 4 June 1943 |
|
Based |
Saffron Walden | 17 June 1943 |
|
Established |
Elveden Hall | 1 September 1945 |
|
Based |
Troston | 21 October 1945 - 21 November 1945 |
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Company
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: 16033571 / O-660089
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-17932
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: O-17938
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
- Service Numbers: 18086584 / O-673300
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Bad Medicine
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Diane III
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Galloping Catastrophe
- Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
Revisions
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
2nd Air Division Memorial Library
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 / 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)
