319th Bombardment Group
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Air Force: 12th Air Force
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Division: XII Bomber Command
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Wing: 57th Bombardment Wing (1944-1945)
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Active: 1943-1945
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Theater Pacific
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Motto: Unknown
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Aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder (1942-Nov 1944)
North American B-25 Mitchell (Nov 1944 - Jan 1945)
Douglas A-26 Invader (Jan 1945 - Dec 1945).
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COMMANDERS
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Group CO:
Lt Col Alvord Rutherford: 26 Jun 1942
Lt Col-Sam W Agee Jr: 27 Nov 1942
Maj Joseph A Cunningham: 5 Dec 1942
Lt Col Wilbur W Aring: c. 11 Jan 1943
Col Gordon H Austin: 6 Jul 1943
Col Joseph R Holzapple: 13 Aug 1943-1945
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MAIN BASES
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Air fields:
Barksdale Field, La: 26 Jun 1942
Harding Field, La: 8-27 Aug 1942
Shipdham, England: 12 Sep 1942
Horsham St Faith, England: c. 4 Oct 1942
St- Leu, Algeria: c. 11 Nov 1942
Tafaraoui, Algeria: 18 Nov 1942
Maison Blanche, Algeria: 9 Nov 1942
Telergma, Algeria: c. 12 Dec 1942
Oujda, French Morocco: 3 Mar 1943
Rabat Sale, French Morocco: 25 Apr 1943
Sedrata, Algeria: 1 Jun 1943
Djedeida, Tunisia: 26 Jun 1943
Sardinia: c. 1 Nov 1943
Corsica: c. 21 Sep 1944-1 Jan 1945
Bradley Field, Conn: 25 Jan 1945
Columbia AAB, SC: c. 28 Feb-27 Apr 1945
Kadena, Okinawa: c. 2 Jul 1945
Machinato, Okinawa: 21 Jul-21 Nov 1945
Ft Lewis, Wash:, 17-18 Dec 1945
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