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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Units
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3rd Air Division
Division
In December 1944, the 3rd Bomb Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division. -
95th Bomb Group
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August... -
335th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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John Barnes
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator
John Barnes was born January 31, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Leonard and Gertrude Barnes of Emporium, PA . He received his undergraduate and Ph.D from Penn State University. He served in WWII as the navigator of the “Spirit of Martinez with... -
Frank Calicura
Military | First Lieutenant | B-17 Pilot
Frank Calicura served as a pilot with the 95th Bomb Group. ... -
Robert Collins
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
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Marvin Markus
Military | Technical Sergeant | Togglier
Marvin was born on May 19, 1925 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. While in high school, he was active in FFA and was president of the Kingfisher County FFA from 1942-1943. After graduation, he volunteered into active duty in the U.S Army Air Corps and received... -
Victor Probst
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
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James Titus
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Aircraft
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44-6838 Spirit of Martinez, Cal's Rascals
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Hunter 27/11/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-E] Horham 1/1/45; battle damaged Chemnitz 6/2/45 with D.V. Tregoning, force landed B-53, Merville, Bel. then rep; 53m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45;...
Missions
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8AF 830
14 February 1945
Revisions
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| 12 September 2018 05:15:56 | spiritofmartinez45 | Changes to unit associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 September 2018 05:11:27 | spiritofmartinez45 | Created entry with unit associations, person associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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descendant of crew member with original information. |
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