Malcolm Anderson
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator - Bombardier
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Harry A. Halverson
Military
Service
People
Units served with
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1st Provisional Group
Group
The 1st Provisional Group was established on 20 July 1942 at Lydda. It brought together the existing 9th Bomb Squadron and the Hal Bomb Squadron, which were operating the Middle East. -
Halverson Detachment
Detachment
HALPRO or the Halverson Detachement was a group of 23 B-24 Liberators originally destined to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations. ...
Missions
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HALPRO Task Force
12 June 1942
The first Army Air Force Combat mission in Europe during the Second World War, saw 13 B-24 Liberators, originally destined for China, bomb oil refineries in Ploesti, Roumania. While the raid had little impact, it proved the concept that Heavy bombers... -
RAF Western Desert Air Force
15 June 1942
HALPRO B-24's and two Liberators of No 160 Squadron, RAF, attacked the Italian shipping fleet, which had now put to sea. The Beauforts sank a cruiser, and five of the USAAF planes bombed, claiming hits on a Littorio-class battleship and a Trento-class...
Events
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| Born | 27 May 1895 | |
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Born in Iowa. |
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| Died | 11 May 1978 | |
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Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. |
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Revisions
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| 05 September 2020 13:41:18 | decwriter | Changes to awards, events and person associations |
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NARA files verified participation in Air Combat, Antisubmarine and Egypt-Libya campaign phases for the EAME Campaign Medal. |
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| 05 July 2020 13:33:57 | decwriter | Changes to events |
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Colonel Halverson flew on the 12 Jun 1942 mission to Ploesti, Romania on B-24D HALPRO #14, Serial No. 41-11616 "Arkansas Traveler" and flew on B-24D HALPRO #1, Serial No, 41-11595 "Ole Faithful" for the 15 Jun 1942 mission to bomb the Italian Fleet in the Mediterranean. |
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| 05 July 2020 12:58:04 | decwriter | Changes to events |
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Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 July 2020 12:56:27 | decwriter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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NARA verified awards. |
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