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2029th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon

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Unit landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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Stations

Station Location Date
Landed on Omaha Beach 6 June 1944
Based Thruxton

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People

  • Stanley Bouwens

    Military | Private First Class | Fire Fighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 345, Truck Driver, Light, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Salvatore Campisi

    Military | Private First Class | FireFighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • William Cole

    Military | Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) | FireFighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • James Colllier

    Military | Private | FireFighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Samuel Cook

    Military | Private | FireFighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Edward Crowell

    Military | Private | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Walter Daniel

    Military | Corporal | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Clare DeLancy

    Military | Private | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Dan Derwort

    Military | Corporal | Firefighter
    Assigned to 2029th EAFFP – MOS 383, Firefighter, Overseas Shipment No. 0885-JJ, SO#252

  • Frank Ezell

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fire Fighter
    Commanding Officer 2029th EAFFP

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Air Force
9th
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Nicknames

Correct Title for this Unit is:
2029th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation) or
2029th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
All Engineer Fire Fighting Platoons attached to Air Bases worldwide were designated as (Aviation) Platoons to indicate their specific training in Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting.

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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
08 October 2017 16:20:53 usaeff Changes to nicknames
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
05 March 2017 19:17:29 usaeff Changes to description and stations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:59 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)

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