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He arrived in the European Theatre of Operations on 5 December 1943.
While based at Cheddington he met a British girl, with whom he had a baby. Bixel's descendants believe he met her at the Old Sun pub in Ampthill, which was where she was evacuated. Bixel returned to the USA on 11 August 1945.
Group
The 801st Bomb Group was established as part of the Eighth Air Force in late March 1944 to carry out 'Carpetbagger' missions. These were night missions over France and other parts of occupied Europes to support resistance forces by dropping in agents,...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
The main runway at Cheddington fell short of the required 2,000 yards for a class A airfield and it was originally used as a satellite for groups at Bovingdon nearby. Between October 1942 and the end of war in Europe it was used as a Combat Crew...
Military site : airfield
Harrington was built by the 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army in 1943. Completed in 1944, it was the furthest Eighth Air Force combat airfield from the east coast.The Eighth's Special Operations Group was based at the airfield, first...
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| Born | 24 July 1918 | |
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Mollala, Clackamas County, Oregon |
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| re-enlisted | Fort Jackson, Columbia | 6 March 1946 |
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as a Private in the Air Corps, at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Buried | 1998 | |
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Albyn Bixel rests at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon |
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| Died | 31 March 1998 | |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 March 2019 12:57:49 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, biography and events |
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WWII Draft Cards for Oregon |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 March 2019 09:46:41 | Emily | Changes to role and biography |
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Information & Discharge sheet provided by Denise Stevens, Granddaughter |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 February 2019 12:18:39 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Information provided by his Granddaughter, Denise Stevens. |
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