Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)

Headquarters

Earned Distinguished Unit Citation for the 24 Feb 44 mission to Gotha, Germany. Suffered the greatest loss by a bomb group for a single mission on 27 Sept 44 going to Kassel, Germany. Due to a navigation error, the 445th left the main bomber stream and bombed the wrong target. Lost 31 of 35 aircraft due to mass attack of appx. 150 German fighters.

Commanding Officers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-18833
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Tibenham 4 November 1943

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-532480
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Dental Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-431391
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Assistant Group Operations Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-650069
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Station Adjutant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-428213
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Station Communications Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group Headquarters (445th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: 12126754
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Revisions

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All addition can be verified by records held by the current unit historian, Michael Simpson.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)