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546th Bombardment Squadron Patch
Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron on Gowen Field, Idaho, Special Orders #362 dated 28 December 1942, as a member of the original squadron cadre.
Service
Units served with
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Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
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Associated Place
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Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Born |
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3 December 1914 |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA |
3 June 1942 |
Residence: Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Private, Branch Immaterial
Nativity: Sweden
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Died |
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5 December 1986 |
Burial:
Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside
Riverside County
California, USA
Plot: 19A, 0, 2473
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