Arthur Agan
Military | Lieutenant General
Chief, Tactical Operations, 8th Air Force, February 1942 to January 1944.
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Military
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters.
Military | Lieutenant General
Chief, Tactical Operations, 8th Air Force, February 1942 to January 1944.
Military | Colonel | Wing Commander/Group Commander/Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Retired from the USAF in 1965 as a 4-star General
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Military | Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters.
Military | Major | Chief of Operations
In July 1942 General Hardy moved to England with the Eighth Air Force and served as chief of operations during 1943. For his work during this period of massive airpower buildup in England, General Hardy received the Distinguished Service Medal. With...
Military | Brigadier General | Pilot; Commanding Officer | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Superior leadership during the Ploesti raid 1 August 1943 in B-24 #41-23817 'Suzy Q. '
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Military | Staff Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters.
Military | Sergeant
Served in the staff of the Office of the Assistant G-3, 8th Air Force Headquarters.
Military | Colonel | Commanding Officer | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
8th Air Force, G-3 Staff, September 1942
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Military | Colonel | Commanding Officer; Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Stationed in Savannah when 8th AF formed; Commanding Officer 303rd BG from 19-Jul-43 to 1-Sep-44; led first daylight bombing mission over Norway
SS/ DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Brigadier General | Commanding Officer, Pilot | 100th Bomb Group
Was sent to the 100th BG in Feb. 1945 to replace the Group Cmdr, served until end of war.
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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Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Pennsylvania, USA | 1918 |
Enlisted | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 31 October 1941 |
Residence: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
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08 July 2017 01:54:18 | bombercommand | Changes to events |
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08 July 2017 01:49:34 | bombercommand | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, biography, person associations, unit associations and media associations |
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