Headquarters (487th Bomb Group)
HeadquartersLt. Witham flew missions on B-24 42-94969 from May 7, 1944 through July 20, 1944 in Europe, switching to
B-17 43-37918 August 3, 1944 through September 22, 1944
He flew B-17 43-38882 for 14 missions while serving in the 4th Squadron Air Sea Rescue in the Pacific May 5, 1945 through June 26, 1945.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Lavenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group Headquarters (487th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Dental Surgeon
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group Headquarters (487th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (487th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Auto mechanic
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)