2nd Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Military
Assigned to 201th EAFFP 13 August 1943 from Westover Field, MA.
Promoted to T/5 29 January 1944
Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Group
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force in February 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry waged...
Platoon
Activated 1, July 1943, Bradley Field, CO per AAF G.O. #62, 28 June 1943.
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17 November 2016 19:58:43 | usaeff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography and unit associations |
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Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency |