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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"Brig. General Julius K Lacey, Brig. General Edward Anderson And Brig. General Ivan L Farman were presented the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with Palm at the headquarters of the 1st Bomb Division in England."
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Units
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1st Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division. -
65th Fighter Wing
Wing
Browse 65th Fighter Wing photographs and other documents in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library digital archive here: www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/51
People
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Edward Anderson
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding General
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Commanding Officer, from 27 September 1942 to 20 August 1943. ... -
Julius Lacey
Military | Major General | Commanding Officer
Commanding officer 384th Bomb Group from 6-Sep-43 to 23-Nov-43 then was given command of the 94th Combat Bomb wing. ...
Revisions
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| 02 April 2018 19:47:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and person associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/32017384?terms=Julius%20K%20Lacey |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 April 2018 19:40:02 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/32017384?terms=Julius%20K%20Lacey |
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