Donald Graham
Military | Colonel | Deputy Chief of Staff
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Wing
Constituted as 41st Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 29 Jan 1943. Activated on 16 Feb 1943. Moved to England in Jul 1943 for duty with Eighth AF. Redesignated 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) in Aug 1943. Served in the European theater from Sep 1943 to Apr 1945, receiving a DUC for a raid on aircraft factories in central Germany on 11 Jan 1944. Disbanded in England on 18 June 1945.
Military | Colonel | Deputy Chief of Staff
Military | General | Commanding Officer | 2nd Bomb Group
17-Feb-42 Assigned as a Pilot with 303BG/360BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. 6-Mar-42 assigned as Pilot with crew of B-17F #41-24559 [PU-F] "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. 12-Jun-42 through 7-Aug-42 He and his crew underwent...
Military | General | Commanding Officer | 379th Bomb Group
First Commander of the 379th BG
Silver Star w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer
Robert was Commander of 41st CBW composed of 303rd, 384th, and the 379th BG.
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Division
In December 1944, the 1st Bomb Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
Squadron
Squadron
Headquarters
The 41st CBW was a reogranization of the 1st BW, 103rd BW (Provisional).
Company
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Brampton Grange | 26 July 1943 – September 1943 |
Based | Molesworth | 16 September 1943 – 18 June 1945 |
Military | Sergeant | Aero-engine Technician, Driver | 303rd Bomb Group
Inducted into Army 13 Jun 42 at Clarksburg WVa. Selected for Army Air Corps and trained at Airplane Mechanic School, Curtis Wright, Glendale California as an engine specialist.
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Military | 303rd Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 379th Bomb Group
Leonard D. Reed was born on the family farm in Summit Township, Sully County, South Dakota near the town of Onida. After high school, he moved to Antioch, California in 1941 and joined the police department. He entered the army in March 1944 and was...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner/Radioman | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Military | First Lieutenant | Waist Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer
Robert was Commander of 41st CBW composed of 303rd, 384th, and the 379th BG.
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Military | Colonel | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
USMA, Commissioned June 1933; Chief of Staff, 41st Combat Bomb Wing from February 1944 to September 1944.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Administration | 303rd Bomb Group
B-17 Flying Fortress
1st B-17G-40-BO
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Available: 2 May 1944
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Accepted: 2 May 1944
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DUC for a raid on aircraft factories in central Germany on 11 Jan 1944.
Date | Contributor | Update |
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03 September 2019 10:40:19 | Emily | Changes to type, motto, insignia, us air force combat units of world war ii description, citations, commanding officers associations and stations |
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Air Force Combat Units of WWII |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:42:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980) |