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|'''Motto:''' Non Solum Armis<br/> | |'''Motto:''' Non Solum Armis<br/> | ||
(Not through arms alone) | (Not through arms alone) | ||
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|'''Aircraft:''' Douglas A-20 Havoc: 1941-45 <br/> | |||
Douglas A-24 Banshee: 1941, 1942 <br/> | |||
North American B-25 Mitchell: 1942-1944<br/> | |||
Douglas A-26 Invader : 1945-1956<br/> | |||
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|style="text-align: center;" |'''COMMANDERS''' | |||
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|'''Group CO:''' <br/> | |||
Col John C McDonnell: Sep 1938<br/> | |||
Lt Col R G Breen: Nov 1940<br/> | |||
Lt Col Paul L Williams: Dec 1940<br/> | |||
Lt Col Phillips Melville: 18 Aug 1941<br/> | |||
1st Lt Robert F Strickland: 19 Jan 1942<br/> | |||
Col John H Davies: 2 Apr 1942<br/> | |||
Lt Col Robert F Strickland: 26 Oct 1942<br/> | |||
Maj Donald P Hall: 28 Apr 1943<br/> | |||
Lt Col James A Downs: 20 Oct 1943<br/> | |||
Col John P Henebry: 7 Nov 1943<br/> | |||
Lt Col Richard H Ellis: 27 Jun 1944<br/> | |||
Col John P Henebry: 30 Oct 1944<br/> | |||
Col Richard H Ellis: 28 Dec 1944<br/> | |||
Col Charles W Howe: 1 May 1945<br/> | |||
Lt Col James E Sweeney: 7 Dec 1945<br/> | |||
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|style="text-align: center;"|'''MAIN BASES''' | |||
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|'''Air fields:''' <br/> | |||
Barksdale Field, La: 28 Feb 1935 <br/> | |||
Savannah, Ga: 6 Oct 1940-19 Jan 1942<br/> | |||
Brisbane, Australia: 25 Feb 1942<br/> | |||
Charters Towers, Australia: 10 Mar 1942<br/> | |||
Port Moresby, New Guinea: 28 Jan 1943<br/> | |||
Dobodura, New Guinea: 20 May 1943<br/> | |||
Nadzab, New Guinea: 3 Feb 1944<br/> | |||
Hollandia, New Guinea: 12 May 1944<br/> | |||
Dulag, Leyte: 16 Nov 1944<br/> | |||
San Jose, Mindoro: c. 30 Dec 1944<br/> | |||
Okinawa: 6 Aug 1945<br/> | |||
Atsugi, Japan: c. 8 Sep 1945<br/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 8 October 2019
3rd Bombardment Group | |||
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Air Force: 5th Air Force | |||
Division: V Bomber Command | |||
Wing: 3rd Bombardment Wing (1932-1940) 17th Bombardment Wing (1940-1941) | |||
Active: 1932-Present | |||
Theater Pacific | |||
Motto: Non Solum Armis (Not through arms alone) | |||
Aircraft: Douglas A-20 Havoc: 1941-45 Douglas A-24 Banshee: 1941, 1942 | |||
COMMANDERS | |||
Group CO: Col John C McDonnell: Sep 1938 | |||
MAIN BASES | |||
Air fields: Barksdale Field, La: 28 Feb 1935 |