8th Air Force

612th Bomb Sqdn. · 613th Bomb Sqdn.

614th Bomb Sqdn. · 615th Bomb Sqdn.

Stationed at AAF Station 128, Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, England. The 401 BG, assigned to the 1st Div, 84th Combat Wing, Eighth United States Army Air Force.

Flew 254 combat missions over Europe, ETO. Awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations and recognized as the B-17 unit in 8AF with the best bombing accuracy and second lowest loss ratio for missions flown.

401BG

Activated 1 Apr 43, Ephrata AFB Wash;

Deactivated 28 Aug 45.

Commanders

Col. Harold W. Bowman, June 43 - 5 Dec 44

Col. William T. Seawell, 5 Dec 44 - June 45

Dedicated to the memory of those who did not return

and to all who served with the 401BG

from 1 Apr 43 through the end of WWII.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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