80th Bomb Disposal Squadron
Squadron
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.
Service
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2109th Ordnance Ammunition Battalion
Battalion
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767th Chemical Depot Company
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Detachment A (767th Chemical Depot Company)
Detachment
People
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Albert Bray
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Commanding Officer
(Major) A N Bray was the Commanding Officer at Wortley in 1943. -
Unk Ganoe
Military | Colonel
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Unk Grubb
Military | Colonel | Wing Commander
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...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:02:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?5879...(Oakley-Farm-site) |
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