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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Robert Allan Ackerly
Military
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Transferred to HQ Squadron as Asst Group Operations Officer. Transferred to 335th Fighter Squadron. Transferred to HQ Squadron as Group Air Inspector.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory.
Post War: Commander, 354th Fighter Group, Commander, 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing Wethersfield, England. Commander, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
Service
Units served with
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334th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew... -
335th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were... -
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Headquarters (354th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
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Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
Headquarters
The Headquarters Squadron was made up of true leaders. Most had flown Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs. ...
Aircraft
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44-72416 'Rita Marie' / 'Man-I-Ack'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. To Swedish AF post war as 26101 Jan 1947. To Nicaraguan AF Oct 1954.
Associated Place
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots... -
Lashenden
Military site : airfield
Close to but completely separate from RAF Headcorn, Lashenden was built for the RAF during 1942-43 as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), initially as a light bomber base and then as a training base for mobile fighter squadrons. Enlarged and improved for...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New York, NY, USA | 23 January 1919 |
| Lived in | Middletown, NY 10940, USA | 1940 |
| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 October 1944 – 28 January 1945 |
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Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 January 1945 |
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Transferred to 335th Fighter Squadron. |
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| Transferred | Lashenden, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27, UK | November 1945 |
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Transferred as commander, 354th Fighter Group. |
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| Died | Charleston, SC, USA | 24 February 1999 |
| Buried | Orange County, NY, USA | March 1999 |
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Hamptonburgh Cemetery |
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Revisions
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| 31 August 2016 14:10:01 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 June 2016 13:07:45 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:52:00 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:47:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:43:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:36:35 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:34:24 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:31:31 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:28:46 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:24:48 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role and events |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:21:32 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:18:01 | Al_Skiff | Changes to awards |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 May 2016 14:09:18 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_ac... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:22:55 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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