2nd Air Division
Division
In December 1944, the 2nd Bomb Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
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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.
IWM catalogue record
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Two airmen of the 466th Bomb Group.
Connections
Units
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466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
People
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William Kepner
Military | Lieutenant General | Commanding General, 8th Air Force Fighter Command
From 1909 to 1913, Kepner served in the US Marine Corps. By 1916 he was a second lieutenant in the Indiana National Guard. After a short spell in the US cavalry, in 1917 he transferred to the infantry as a captain and commanded a company at the Battle... -
Elvin Ligon
Military | Colonel | Commander - 466th Bomb Group
Retired from the USAF as a Major General http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/106386/major-general-elvin-s-ligon.aspx
Locations
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Attlebridge
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 November 2014 15:19:35 | 466thHistorian | Changes to caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 September 2014 15:25:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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