4th Army Air Force Combat Camera Unit

Unit
4th Combat Camera Personnel, France, 1944 UPL 81953 UPL 81953 Personnel of the 4th Combat Camera Unit, 9th Air Force, Somewhere in France, June 1944.
On

Object Number - UPL 81953 - Personnel of the 4th Combat Camera Unit, 9th Air Force, Somewhere in France, June 1944.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Established

Fort Roach, Culver City, California 4 February 1943

Designated

Fort Roach, Culver City, California 12 February 1943

Assigned

Assigned to 1st Army Air Force Motion Picture Unit, Fort Roach 12 February 1943 - 17 November 1943

Assigned

Assigned to 9th Air Force, Europe 17 November 1943 - 13 November 1945

Assigned

Assigned to United States Air Forces Europe 13 November 1945 - 2 December 1945

Inactivated

Inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Maryland 2 December 1945

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 4th Army Air Force Combat Camera Unit
  • Service Numbers: O-560349
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Photographer
A sketch of the "Boxing Chicken" fighting eagle insignia of the 4th Fighter Group riding a P-47 Thunderbolt by Sergeant Milton S Osterday. Based on the original character design by Disney Artist Hank Porter. Handwritten on slide:Mural at Debden Ed Richie"
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) 4th Army Air Force Combat Camera Unit
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: GP

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Sources

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)

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