8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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"T/Sgt J G Batsakas* air crew member of the 490th BG, wears the DFC presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an airbase in England."
*John G Batsakis
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490th Bomb Group
Group
The 490th Bomb Group, like the 486th and 487th Bomb Groups transitioned from flying B-24 Liberators to B-17 Flying Fortresses, which were used in combat missions from late August 1944. Based at Eye, Suffolk, the Group were focused in the early months... -
849th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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John Batsakis
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator - Mechanic Gunner, AAF
Member of Johnson crew. Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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| 18 March 2018 12:41:57 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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