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Morgan Yale Himmelstein

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

544th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Connecticut, USA	7 February 1917
Enlisted	Devens, MA, USA	19 February 1942	Residence County: New London, Connecticut Private, Branch Immaterial
Other Transferred	Myrhorod, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine	20 August 1944	He was assigned to Detachment Number 2, Headquarters Eastern Command, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe AAF 539 on Special Order #77, Headquarters Eastern Command dated 20 August 1944.
Died	West Hartford, CT, USA	6 April 2018

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Date7 Apr 2018 00:01:25

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Personal correspondence with Mr. Himmelstein's daughter.

Date15 Feb 2017 01:19:04

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1734

Date7 Apr 2015 00:47:11

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384thbombgroup.com
Special Order #77, Headquarters Eastern Command, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:20

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…