VIII Fighter Command
Command
VIII Fighter Command was established as VIII Interceptor Command at Selfridge Field on 2 February 1942.
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Company
Command
VIII Fighter Command was established as VIII Interceptor Command at Selfridge Field on 2 February 1942.
Detachment
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | East Wretham | |
Based | Martlesham Heath |
Military | Corporal | Quartermaster
Married Vera G. Kean of RAF WAAF on 14 August 1944. Met in London while buying toys for local children of East Wretham at Christmas
GCEAMEWWII Victory
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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27 September 2014 18:42:55 | AAM | AAM ingest |
Sources | ||
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) |