98th Combat Bomb Wing
Wing
Chartres
Military site : airfield
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"American Flying Fortresses scored hits on eight medium sized hangars, two smaller ones, a workshop and dispersal areas when they attacked the German airfield at Chartres in occupied France on March 2. Picture shows two heavy concentrations on the field."
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"Bomb Damaged Me-109s* being inspected by US soldiers." * - Possibly Arado AR96 trainers.
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"Lt. Colonel Morgan, squadron commander, looking over wrecked German Me-109s*. Note the city of Chartres in background with the familiar cathedral spires." - Arado AR96 trainers.
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"LUFTWAFFE PILOT TRAINING CENTER - Just outside the little town of Chartres, in occupied France, the German fighter-pilot training base was one of the targets on March 28 1944 for "Flying Fortresses" of the US 8th AF. One large workshop, two double hangars west of the field, stores area and barracks all received hits during the heavy concentration."
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"September 15, 8th Target-Chartres-A/F training & operational center attacks at twilight."
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Lowry E Kelley KIA 22 June 1944. Near Druex, France after an evening bombing "oil docks along river, north of Paris" Shot in parachute tangled in high tension wires
Detailed history
The 323rd Bombardment Group was stationed at Chartres Airdrome from September 21, 1944 thorugh October 12, 1944.
English Heritage's record description
Not yet known
Service
Units
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323rd Bomb Group
Group
The 323rd Bombardment Group operated with B-26 Marauders, American medium bombers. They were the first Eighth Air Force Group to fly a medium level bombing mission with this aircraft on 16 July 1943. After flying a total of 33 missions with the Eighth,... -
368th Fighter Group
Group
The 368th Fighter Group flew P-47s in combat from England from March 1944. In the days after D-Day the Group supported Allied ground troops fighting in the Cherbourg penisula and then around St. Lo. The Group received a DUC for flying seven missions in... -
2011th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Platoon
Platoon was originally 2068th EAFFP and redesignated as the 2011 EAFFP per Secret Ltr., File No. 370 Hqs., IX Air Force, dated 30 March 194. ...
People
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Robert Andrus
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | fighter pilot | 368th Fighter Group
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Jack Arnold
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Bombardier B-26 Marauder | 323rd Bomb Group
Jack T. Arnold, born December 7, 1921 in Dupo, Illinois. Graduated from East High in East St. Louis, Illinois, received a first alternate appointment to West Point and enlisted in the U.S. Army Infantry. Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he... -
Allen Diefendorf
Military | Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 367th Fighter Group
Allen J. Diefendorf was a graduate of Class 43-J, Foster Field, Texas. After further training in California, he sailed to England on the HMS Aquitania. He docked at Glasgow on July 24th, and joined the 367th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force. He arrived... -
Walter Foster
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Bombardier | 323rd Bomb Group
Lt. Walt Foster was a navigator and bombardier from Upstate New York who served with the 456th BS during the Second World War. His first combat mission was flown from Earls Colne Airfield on February 3, 1944 to the Ruisseville "No Balls” secret weapon... -
Theodore Harwood
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot / Pilot | 323rd Bomb Group
Ted joined the 323rd BG in Beaulieu, England on August 13, 1944 and flew his first mission on August 13/14, 1944 to Foret de House Bivouc and an Airdrome. It was a night mission, described by the combat crews as "creepy", "the worst". Of it, Ted said,... -
Joseph Lazar
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot / Pilot | 323rd Bomb Group
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Harold Mace
Military | Brigadier General | Pilot - Group Commander - Wing Commander | 416th Bomb Group
Harold Loring Mace was born at Lake Helen, Florida, on October 10, 1907. He was accepted as a Flying Cadet on October 23, 1928, and on October 12, 1929, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve of the Army. He was commissioned a... -
Arthur Pakula
Military | First Lieutenant | B26 Marauder pilot #1082 | 323rd Bomb Group
My dad, 1st Lt. Arthur S. Pakula enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 9, 1941 at the age of 18 years. He served in the Pacific and European Theaters. Arthur received his silver wings and commission as a B-26 Marauder pilot in June 1944. He was...
Revisions
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| 07 August 2019 09:07:58 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to number |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 June 2018 15:08:13 | Lucy May | Changes to name and history |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 April 2016 22:03:48 | JMF | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, usaaf to date and history |
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