VIII Air Force Service Command
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5th Air Depot Group
Group
Structure
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5th Depot Repair Squadron
Squadron
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5th Depot Supply Squadron
Squadron
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- Previously was
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WIlliam Garner
Military | Staff Sergeant | 5th Air Depot Group
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Harold Hawley
Military | Technical Sergeant | line chief | 5th Air Depot Group
Spent three years in England doing major repair on battle damaged B-17s. Bronze Star, EAME, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal. -
William Hildebrand
Military | Master Sergeant | Ground Crew | 5th Air Depot Group
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Willis Sprague
Military | First Lieutenant | Chemical Warfare Specialist | 5th Air Depot Group
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Thurman Totten
Military | Staff Sergeant | 5th Air Depot Group
Arrived Burtonwood May 1942. Worked in electric and salvage. Returned to US September 1944.
Stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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| Based | Abbots Ripton |
Connections
People
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:42:46 | 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) |
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