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2033rd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon

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Departed New York POE on 5 Nov 1943.
Arrived in ETO 22 Nov 1943

Commanding officers

  • John Beeken

    Military | Lieutenant
    2033rd EAFFP Commanding Officer 24 July 43 - 10 Sep 43

Structure

Part of
  • 14th Combat Bomb Wing

    14th Combat Bomb Wing

    Wing

  • 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs

    44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs

    Group
    The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...

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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Shipdham 22 November 1943

Connections

People

  • Monroe Atchley

    Military | Sergeant | Fire Fighter | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Killed by an exploding bomb as he was responding to the crash of B-24 42-91560

  • John Beeken

    Military | Lieutenant
    2033rd EAFFP Commanding Officer 24 July 43 - 10 Sep 43

  • Edward Bunalski

    Military | Private | Fire Fighter | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Killed by an exploding bomb as he responded to crash of B24 42-95160

  • Ted Clark

    Military | Fire Fighter | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    ETO/Queen Mary 9/5/42. Home/Queen Mary 6/16/45.

  • Alfred Healey

    Military | Lieutenant
    2033rd Commanding Officer 10 Sep 43

  • Albert Jenkins

    Military | Corporal | Fire Fighter
    Joined the 2033rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon 18 June 44.

  • Vito Rovelli

    Military | Private | Fire Fighter
    Joined the 2033rd EAFFP on 19 June 44

Aircraft

  • 42-95160

    B-24 Liberator
    Crashed 4 June 1944, Garvestone, Norfolk. Crew was killed, as well as 2 firefighters who died when a bomb exploded.

Citations

None

Air Force
8th
Type
Service or support
Type category
Air base
Nicknames

Correct Title for this Unit is:
2033rd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation) or
2033rd 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.

Motto
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Insignia
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
08 October 2017 16:27:07 usaeff Changes to type, nicknames and commanding officers associations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Date Contributor Update
25 June 2017 20:00:13 usaeff Changes to description
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
13 November 2016 17:02:45 usaeff Changes to unit encompassing associations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA)
Date Contributor Update
13 November 2016 16:55:13 usaeff Changes to stations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA)
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:59 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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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