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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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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Division
In December 1944, the 3rd Bomb Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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...
Squadron
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...
Military | First Lieutenant | B-17 Pilot
Frank Calicura served as a pilot with the 95th Bomb Group.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
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...
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
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;...
14 February 1945
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12 September 2018 05:15:56 | spiritofmartinez45 | Changes to unit associations |
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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. |