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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Insignia associated with the 303rd Bomb Group of the 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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Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Military Occupation Specialty 405-Clerk Typist
Robert R. Barefield was one of the original cadre who trained with the 303rd Bomb Group trained and deployed to the ETO in 1942.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 384BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | MOS 612, Tail Gunner
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Shot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29498 'Dark Horse', Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 14/2/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-L] Thurleigh 2/3/43; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Molesworth 25/9/43; 7m Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Capt Carl Fyler, Co-pilot: Bob Ward, Navigator:...
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08 September 2014 15:33:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |