Unk Ganoe
Military | Colonel
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Unk Grubb
Military
Wing Commander, 8th Air Force Combat Support Wing. Colonel Grubb conducted an inspection tour of 8th AF Combat Support Wing Installations commencing 1st Nov. 1943. At Col. Grubb's request he was accompanied by Colonel Ganoe. They were also accompanied by Tech Sgt. Gold. The report mentions they commenced from London.
A variety of conditions and states of morale were found and commented on.
Service
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Michael
Military | Second Lieutenant
In the Nov.1943 Inspection report of Supply Command Depots made by Wing Co. Colonel Grubb it was commented that 'a Lt Michael seemed to be particularly bright and apt'. The October 1943 series of photos at the site does not show a Lt Michael. So... -
Murray
Military | First Lieutenant
Lt. Murray is recorded as being the C/O at Wortley at the time of a visit (03/11/1943) by the Wing Commander of Supply Command, Colonel Grubb.
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Bristol
Military site : non-airfield
Home to a Quartermaster Truck unit. Exact location unknown - based on city centre. -
Bures
Military site : non-airfield
Advance Ammunition Parks used by the RAF were often enlarged to include USAAF munitions. These dumps which might exploit natural cave systems or dense woodland, also included concrete structures as a means of protection. Some were also used to store... -
Egginton
Military site : non-airfield
Home to a Quartermaster unit. There was a rail junction nearby (one line is now dismantled). Exact location unknown - probably to the north of Egginton Road which runs west out of Hilton. -
Groveley Wood
Military site : non-airfield
RAF Oakley Farm. The huge area of woodland was utilised as an Ordnance Depot. The RAF originally used Wylie Station and built sidings there. Later, the USAAF also used Great Wishford Station. -
Hull
Military site : non-airfield
A Quartermaster Truck Battalion base. Black GIs were based here. -
Tetbury
Military site : non-airfield
Home to a Quartermaster Truck Battalion. Exact location unknown. -
Wortley
Military site : non-airfield
Wortley was a Reserve Ammunition Dump in South Yorkshire, to the west of Barnsley and north of Sheffield. ...
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| 25 July 2021 22:03:05 | jmoore43 | Changes to firstname and nickname |
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Filled in the missing first name as "Unk" and Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person. |
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| 26 March 2015 20:38:37 | Redmist | Changes to place associations |
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US AAF document recording an 'Inspection of Combat Support Installations of the 8th Air Force', dated 08/11/1943. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 March 2015 20:30:42 | Redmist | Changes to biography and events |
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US AAF document recording an 'Inspection of Combat Support Installations of the 8th Air Force', dated 08/11/1943. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 March 2015 22:41:37 | Redmist | Created entry with surname, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role and place associations |
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US AAF document recording an 'Inspection of Combat Support Installations of the 8th Air Force', dated 08/11/1943. |
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