Samuel Anderson
Military | General
Transferred to the European Theatre of Operations in May 1943, as administrative inspector of the 3rd Bomb Wing (Medium) - assumed command on 12 July 1943.
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IX Bomber Command
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G.Is at IX Bomber Command, Marks Hall, 1943. S/Sgt. John Kruckok is far right.
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Constituted as 19th Composite Wing on 8 May 1929. Activated on 1 Apr 1931. Moved to the Panama Canal Zone in Jan 1933. Redesignated 19th Wing in 1937, and 19th Bombardment Wing in 1940. Inactivated in the Canal Zone on 25 Oct 1941.
Activated in the US on 24 Jul 1942. Moved to Egypt, Sep-Nov 1942. Assigned to Ninth Air Force. Redesignated IX Bomber Command in Nov 1942. Operated in the Mediterranean area until Oct 1943. Moved to the European theatre, Oct-Nov 1943, as served as a tactical bombardment force in that area until VE Day. Redesignated 9th Bombardment Division (Medium) in August 1944, and 9th Air Division (Bombardment) in May 1945. Inactivated in Europe on 20 Nov 1945.
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376th Bomb Group
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Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia... -
98th Bomb Group
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The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942. ... -
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1201st Military Police Company
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1222nd Military Police Company
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1288th Military Police Company
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399th Signal Company
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9th Bombardment Division
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Operation Tidal Wave
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57... -
Samuel Anderson
Military | General
Transferred to the European Theatre of Operations in May 1943, as administrative inspector of the 3rd Bomb Wing (Medium) - assumed command on 12 July 1943. ... -
Fitje Pitts
Civilian | 27th Air Transport Group
Fitje Pitts served with the American Red Cross in England, France and Belgium during World War II. She sailed to England on the Queen Mary; Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy was one of her cabin mates. Upon arriving in the UK she was first assigned to the 95th... -
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| 03 June 2021 15:19:56 | Emily | Changes to unit part of associations |
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| 25 September 2019 14:10:46 | Emily | Changes to us air force combat units of world war ii description |
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Air Force Combat Units of World War II |
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| 17 December 2018 16:13:34 | Emily | Changes to type, unit encompassing associations, person associations and commanding officers associations |
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Associated Samuel E Anderson |
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| 27 September 2014 18:42:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / 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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