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Woodrow M Avent-Medical Officer
Military | Colonel | Commanding Officer | 447th Bomb Group
Col. Elder was the original C.O. of the 710th Bombardment Squadron and was well liked by all the men of Red Squadron. Born in 1915, He was from McMinneville, Oregon, and attended Linfield college before going to the United States Military Academy,...
Military | Captain | Squadron Navigator | 447th Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Ass't Group Communications Officer | 447th Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Group Turrets Officer | 447th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | 710 Medic NCO | 447th Bomb Group
From the 447th supplement: SSgt Wharton was born in 1923 and before entering the service on March 18th, 1943, he served as an apprentice embalmer to his father , who was an undertaker. After being inducted at Camp Dodge, Iowa, he was sent to Kearns,...
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Squadron
Headquarters
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
Other location
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 April 2021 13:49:22 | pamccolgan | Changes to role |
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Surridge, E. K., & Dooley, E. C. (1947). Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H), including the 710th Squadrone History. LA: Army Navy Publishing. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 April 2021 13:48:48 | pamccolgan | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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Surridge, E. K., & Dooley, E. C. (1947). Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H), including the 710th Squadrone History. LA: Army Navy Publishing. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:29:00 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 |
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