FRE 6478
IMAGELieutenant-General Carl Spaatz, Lieutenant-General James Doolittle and personnel of the 389th Bomb Group, stood atop three B-24 Liberators, at a parade. 9th May 1944. Image via Robert Miller. Written on slide casing: '200 Missions review Doolittle & Spaatz, 389 BG.' The picture shows the presentation of the Distinguished Unit Citation to the 389th Bomb Group on 9th May 1944. The people shown are waiting for the display of colors and are from left to right: General Carl Spaatz, Commander US Strategic Air Forces in Europe; Colonel Robert Miller, Commanding Officer of the 389th Bomber Group; Lieutenant General James Doolittle, Commander 8th Air Force; Major General James Hodges, Commander 2nd Bomb Division; and Brigadier General Edward Timberlake, Commanding Officer 2nd Bomb Wing.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) Fifteenth Air Force
- Service Numbers: O-271855
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (2nd Air Division)
- Service Numbers: O-10891
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group Headquarters (389th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: US Strategic Air Forces Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Combat Bomb Wing 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 453rd Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-18619
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
Locations
- Site type: Airfield