Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
Headquarters
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UPL 41057
Colonel Hunter Harris Jr, Commanding Officer of the 447th Bomb Group.
447th Bomb Group collection
from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Rattlesden |
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Medical Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 709th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group) Headquarters & Headquarters Company (447th Signal Construction Battalion)
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Supply Officer, 709th Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 708th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group) 447th Signal Construction Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Company (447th Signal Construction Battalion) 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Flying Equipment Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 447th Sub-Depot 383rd Service Squadron 710th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bloody Bucket and Ol Boomerang
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (447th Bomb Group)
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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)