John Ferard
Military | Captain | Pilot | 34th Bomb Group
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Military
Military | Captain | Pilot | 34th Bomb Group
Military | Senior Master Sergeant | Gunner (tail) | 34th Bomb Group
Group
After forming part of the American defence force, first on America's east coast and then on its west, the Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force in April 1944 and entered combat in May 1944. The Group helped with the preparation for the Normandy...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Built in 1942-1943, Mendlesham's first flying unit was the RAF's No. 310 Squadron - a Czechoslovakian unit. The airfield then became home to the USAAF 34th Bomb Group. This unit flew missions from Mendlesham in B-24s and B-17s.
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30 March 2017 00:30:29 | Scott 34th7th | Changes to service number and role |
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Ferard, John A., Personal Papers. In the possession of John S. Ferard (Scott 34th7th), Riverside, CA, USA. |
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26 March 2017 06:40:13 | Scott 34th7th | Changes to highest rank and place associations |
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Personal documents of John A Ferard as provided by his son (Scott 34th7th). |
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26 March 2017 06:04:02 | Scott 34th7th | Changes to middlename |
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Personal documents of John A Ferard as provided by his son (Scott 34th7th). |
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26 March 2017 06:03:35 | Scott 34th7th | Changes to media associations |
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Personal documents of John A Ferard as provided by his son (Scott 34th7th). |
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27 September 2014 18:19:35 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |