Earle Partridge
Military | General | Commanding General
Formerly command pilot. CG 3rd AD 21 June 1944 to May 1945. Retired 31 July 1959.
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Division
In December 1944, the 3rd Bomb Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Constituted as 3d Bombardment Division on 30 Aug 1943... Redesignated 3d Air Division in Dec 1944. Served in combat in the European theater from Sep 1943 until Apr 1945. Inactivated in England on 21 Nov 1945.
Military | General | Commanding General
Formerly command pilot. CG 3rd AD 21 June 1944 to May 1945. Retired 31 July 1959.
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Military | Major | Chief of Staff
DFC/ AM/ LOM
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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Wing
Wing
Wing
Although equipped with B-24 aircraft, I believe that association with 2nd BD/AD is in error. Moreover, the Group had converted to B-17 before the designation of the 2nd Air Division. The Group carried 3rd Bomb Division markings throughout its combat...
Platoon
Activated at Bradley Field, CT, 1 July 1943, per Order #245
Arrived in Liverpool, England on 20 October 1943.
Reorganzied on 24 August 1944 under T/O&E 5-500 w/changes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 dated 31 July 1944.
Platoon
The 2036th EAFFP was disbanded per par 1, Section 1, Hq 8th Air Force, GO #52, dated 12 April 1945, effective 15 April 1945.
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Unit
Established un VIII Bomber Command at Snettisham in Summer 1943 as a detachment of 2901st Combat Crew Replacement Centre Group.
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Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
27 February 1945
1,107 bombers and 745 fighters are dispatched to hit road and rail communications at Halle and Leipzig using H2X radar
19 March 1945
19 March 1945
19 March 1945
4 April 1945
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Honington | December 1944 – 21 November 1945 |
Redesignated | December 1944 | |
Inactivated | 21 November 1945 |
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
John Barnes was born January 31, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Leonard and Gertrude Barnes of Emporium, PA . He received his undergraduate and Ph.D from Penn State University. He served in WWII as the navigator of the “Spirit of Martinez with...
Military | Master Sergeant | Ground Crew
For meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy from 30 June 1943 to 1 May 1945
Bronze Star
Military | Major General | Commanding Officer, Director Operational Analysis | 100th Bomb Group
SS/ DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Military | Sergeant First Class | Ball Turret Gunner | 34th Bomb Group
Sgt. Clyde "Bus" E. Bible enlisted into the United Army Air Force April 1944. He completed his basic training at Camp Shelby Mississippi .Then was sent to Flex Gunnery School , Kingman Az.Graduated Nov.1944 as an expert Marksmen receiving 2 stripes for...
Military | Master Sergeant | Ground Crew
for meritorious achievement in connection with militry operations against the enemy from 20 June 1943 to 1 May 1945
bronze star
Military | Major | Bombardier
My father flew 29 missions with the James S. Seamans' Crew. The nickname for the crew was Seamans' Demons. He was lead bombadier on several if not most missions. He was a good man whom I loved very much. He told me stories of his missions and escapades...
Military | First Lieutenant | B-17 Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Frank Calicura served as a pilot with the 95th Bomb Group.
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Military | Colonel | Surgeon
LOM/ BDFC/ ETO
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator; Statistics | 490th Bomb Group
AWARDS:
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner/Engineer | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #4297129. His B-17 was shot down at Stutebuell, 3 kms north west of Kappeln, near Schleswig, near the German/Denmark border at 2.15pm.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned: 12 April 1944 - 8th AF / 3rd AD / 4th CBW / 94th BG / 331st BS - (RAF Bury St Edmunds)
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 10/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Grenier 31/5/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-J] Snetterton 3/6/44; Aborted mission due to #1 engine failure, Hamm 7/1/45 with Peder Lansen, crash landed base (pilot error); Salvaged. FEARLESS FOSDICK.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Hunter 27/11/44; Grenier 16/12/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-E] Horham 1/1/45; battle damaged Chemnitz 6/2/45 with D.V. Tregoning, force landed B-53, Merville, Bel. then rep; 53m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; Sth Plains 23/6/45;...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 22/6/44; Langley 27/7/44; Grenier 11/8/44; Assigned PFF as 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 13/8/44; transferred 95BG Horham 14/8/44; 3m, transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbotts 30/10/44; battle damaged Hamm 26/11/44 with ?; force landed St Trond...
Master
Miles Master III DM127 assigned to HQ 3rd Air Division, 8th AF USAAF. Crashed on local fight from Elvedon Hall/Sta 116 pilot Lt Lynn H Mokler KIA. 17-Oct-43.
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04 September 2019 14:20:20 | Emily | Changes to us air force combat units of world war ii description, description, commanding officers associations and stations |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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10 March 2016 00:18:49 | Jameswbrice | Changes to mission associations |
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James W Brice, son of |
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10 March 2016 00:17:56 | Jameswbrice | Changes to type and mission associations |
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James W Brice, son of |
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27 September 2014 18:42:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |