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2036th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Platoon

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The 2036th EAFFP was disbanded per par 1, Section 1, Hq 8th Air Force, GO #52, dated 12 April 1945, effective 15 April 1945.
The unit was absorbed in the Headquarters Squadron, 424th Air Services Group per par 13, SO #105, Hq AAF Station 155, dated 15 April 1945.

Commanding officers

Structure

Part of
  • 3rd Air Division

    3rd Air Division

    Division
    In December 1944, the 3rd Bomb Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.

  • 4th Combat Bomb Wing

    4th Combat Bomb Wing

    Wing

  • 93rd Combat Bomb Wing

    93rd Combat Bomb Wing

    Wing

  • 385th Bomb Group

    385th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 385th Bomb Group, who took the nickname "Van's Valiants" after their first Commanding Officer Col. Elliot Vandevanter, flew B-17s from Great Ashfield, Suffolk. The Group led the famous attack on the Focke-Wolfe aircraft factory at Marienburg on 9...

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Became
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Stations

Station Location Date
Established 5 July 1943
Departed POE Camp Shanks, NY on 14 Nov 1943 14 November 1943
Arrived Greenock, Scotland 21 November 1943
Based Great Ashfield

Connections

People

  • Joseph Barone

    Military | Lieutenant | Commanding Officer

  • Edward DeWolf

    Military | Corporal | Fire Fighter | 385th Bomb Group
    Killed in an explosion when B17#42-30414 'Roundtrip Ticket II' exploded damaging 5 other B17s. The ac had an oxygen leak under repair when fire broke out and DeWolf and firemen were called in. Fire caused the ac's bombs to explode.

Citations

None

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

Correct Title for this Unit is:
203th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon (Aviation) or
20360th 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 16:34:28 usaeff Changes to unit encompassing associations
Sources

Unit History received from Air Force Historical Research Agency; http://www.afhra.af.mil/
Date Contributor Update
08 October 2017 16:33:10 usaeff Changes to type and nicknames
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
08 July 2017 21:44:27 usaeff Changes to description, commanding officers associations 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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