924th Engineer Aviation Regiment
Regiment
John Emil Grogan owned these photos
Object Number - UPL 43104
The 924th Engineer Aviation Regiment was activated in October 1942 at Richmond, VA, and arrived in the U.K. July 1943. In 12 months the regiment built 28 airfields in England. After D plus 32 it constructed and rehabilitated 47 airfields on the Continent. In the great final drive east of the Rhine, “Stripped-Down” mobile units of the 924th traveled with Armored Division spearheads to rehabilitate S and E fields in advance of the Infantry. These fields enabled the fast moving forces to be supplied by air transport.
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Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Battalion
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 924th Engineer Aviation Regiment
- Role/Job: TEC5
Revisions
Associated John Emil Grogan's photo collection as he served with the 924 Engineer Aviation Regiment
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)
