Harold Huglin
Military | General | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Ops Officer of the 3rd BW in Feb, 1943
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Wing
Re-entered combat with new groups in May 1944 and continued operations until the groups were taken away in Feb 1945. Moved to the US in Jul. Disbanded on 28 Aug 1945.
Military | General | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Ops Officer of the 3rd BW in Feb, 1943
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Military | General | 447th BG Commander | 447th Bomb Group
From Wikipedia:
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Division
In December 1944, the 3rd Bomb Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
Group
The 487th Bomb Group began operations as preparations for D-Day were reaching their crescendo and played their part by bombing airfields in northern France. Like the 486th Bomb Group, the 487th switched to B-17 Flying Fortress for missions from 1...
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Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Sudbury | 2 March 1944 – November 1944 |
Based | Bury St Edmunds | 18 November 1944 – February 1945 |
Based | Elveden Hall | 12 February 1945 – 13 July 1945 |
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombadier | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
ALBERT HUGH GRINS'I'ED Jr.
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Military | Colonel | Commander, 95th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group, Base Commander | 452nd Bomb Group
Deputy C/S for Operations, 3rd Air Division, Deputy C/S for Operations, 92nd Combat Bomb Wing. Commander 95th Bomb Group 15 October 1944 - April 1945. Commander 452nd Bomb Group, 6 June 1945 - July 1945.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 12/3/44; Kearney 27/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-D] Podington 14/4/44; battle damaged Cauvincourt 16/8/44 with Ted Letterman, crew all OK back at base; Salvaged 18/8/44.
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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03 September 2019 10:50:28 | Emily | Changes to us air force combat units of world war ii description, description, commanding officers associations and stations |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
08 August 2019 06:15:07 | Paul Bellamy | Changes to unit part of associations |
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1AD and 3AD records |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
02 October 2014 00:48:43 | Paul Bellamy | Changes to type, aircraft types and unit encompassing associations |
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3rd Air Division records (AFHRA, Maxwell AFB) |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
02 October 2014 00:47:09 | Paul Bellamy | Changes to name, description, unit part of associations and stations |
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3rd Air Division records (AFHRA, Maxwell AFB) |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:42:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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) |