Carl Storrie
Military | Colonel | Commanding Officer 387th Bomb Group | 387th Bomb Group
98th Combat Bomb Wing
Wing
- US Air Force Combat Units of World War II Description
Activated as 3d Bomb Wing on 7 Jun 1942. Assigned to Eighth AF... Redesignated 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in Nov 1943. Assigned to Ninth AF and continued combat operations until Apr 1945. Redesignated 98th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in Jun 1945. Inactivated in Europe on 27 Nov 1945
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IX Air Force Service Command
Command
The IX Air Force Service Command performed two functions: supplying the Ninth Air Force, and maintenance and major repair of airplanes and other equipment. ... -
IX Bomber Command
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304th Service Group
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387th Bomb Group
Group
The 387th Bomb Group flew just under thirty missions with the Eighth Air Force before being transferred to the Ninth Air Force in October 1943. The Group remained at Chipping Ongar, Essex after being reassigned and continued to hit targets in France.... -
394th Bomb Group
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397th Bomb Group
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53rd Service Group
Group
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70th Service Group
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19th Station Complement Squadron
Squadron
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21st Weather Squadron
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311th Station Complement Squadron
Squadron
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3rd Bomb Wing
Wing
One of four original bombardment wings of the Eighth Air Force, the 3rd Bomb Wing comprised four groups of B-26 Marauder medium bombers by September 1943, as part of VIII Air Support Command. ...
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N6410
Oxford
Airspeed Oxford Mk II N6410, assigned to 98th Combat Bomb Wing, 9AF USAAF. Crashed due to poor weather, hit trees 5 miles W of Winchester, pilot 1st Lt Theodore Ralph Lindholm Jnr,aged 23, from Chicago, KIA. 31-Jul-44.Lt Lindholm O-732558 joined USAAF...
Stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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| Based | Earls Colne | November 1943 – July 1944 |
| Redesignated | November 1943 | |
| Based | Beaulieu | 18 July 1944 – 19 August 1944 |
| Based | Lessay | 23 August 1944 |
| Based | Chartres | 24 September 1944 |
| Based | Laon/Athies | 2 October 1944 |
| Based | Venlo | 3 May 1945 |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 September 2019 15:20:04 | Emily | Changes to type, motto, insignia, us air force combat units of world war ii 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 |
| 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) |
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