1st Bomb 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.
Headquarters
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.
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based | Brampton Grange |
Military | Corporal (5th Grade) | Women's Army Corps
Military | Captain | Photographer/Assigned Intel photo Operations Echelon 1st Air DivisionHeadquarters | 351st Bomb Group
Loaded cameras on bombers for bombing analysis . Put cameras on the planes for the 351st BG.
Military | Private First Class (6th Grade) | 1st Bomb Division Headquarters Reconnaissance Analyst (Photo Section)
"John Henry Roth, Sr., a 67 year resident of Langhorne, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2015 at his home. He was 94 years young.
...
None
Date | Contributor | Update |
---|---|---|
06 January 2016 15:57:12 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to category |
Sources | ||
Merged with "Headquarters (1st Bomb Division)" and "Headquarters Squadron (1st Bomb Division)" to include details drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia; |
||
Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:42:52 | AAM | AAM ingest |
Sources | ||
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) |