326th Signal Company

Company
media-46509.jpeg UPL 46509 326th Signal Company Wing at Camp Pinedale

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Object Number - UPL 46509 - 326th Signal Company Wing at Camp Pinedale

Created at Camp Pinedale, California, the unit left for England on November 12th, arriving at Liverpool on November 19th. It oversaw signals for the 67th Fighter Wing starting December 10th, 1943, with their headquarters located at Walcot Hall, Lincolnshire. The 326th would later be detached from VIII Fighter Command and be attached to the 1st Bomb Division.



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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Camp Pinedale 10 January 1943
Liverpool 19 November 1943

Based

Walcot Hall 1 December 1943

Other

Assigned to 1st Bomb Division

15 September 1944

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 326th Signal Company
  • Service Numbers: 31247041
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Signal Corps

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-V, serial number 44-6144) nicknamed "The Lottie Mae" of the 92nd Bomb Group taxying at Podington. Image via William E "Doc" Furniss, 92nd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '46144 NV:V Podington.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Lorrie Mae
  • Unit: 326th Signal Company 92nd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group

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Edits to "Citations" and "Aircraft Types" based on unit records

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Other edits I forgot/found out.

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326th memorandums and unit records

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326th memorandums and unit records

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Credo library, search term "326th signal company wing"

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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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