Explore significant dates, missions, people, and events in the history of the 306th Bomb Group. New entries will be added as we continue to preserve and share the Group's history.
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Personnel moved to Wendover Army Air Field, Utah and began flying training, where it trained for bombardment operations using 40 B-17E aircraft. Group left Wendover on August 1 to begin movement to the United Kingdom. The Ground Unit first moved to Richmond Army air Base, Virginia and remained a week before leaving for Fort Dix, New […]
The mission of the 306th Bomb Group Historical Association is to Remember, Honor, and Educate: to remember the air war over Europe – to honor the men who fought it – to education younger generations. We do a good job of the first two, but the third one is very challenging as World War II […]
Overacker was the 306th Bomb Group’s first Commanding Officer and led the Group’s first bombing mission on October 9 to metalworks factories at Lille, France. He also led the Group to hit the U-boar submarine bases at Brest, France on November 7 and at St. Nazaire, France on November 9. Overacker was relieved as commanding […]
You now have an opportunity to visit those sites on a tour arranged by Laura A. Edge. This historical site visit will begin on May 5, 2024, in Frankfurt, Germany. Laura Edge is the daughter of Lawrence Witt, who served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a flight engineer in […]
The 306th Bomb Group was activated at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho and began training. On April 6, the Group moved to Wendover Field, Utah for further training and then assigned to the 8th Air Force in September 1942 and Station 111 Thurleigh, England. In December of 1940, Adjutant General Adams of the U.S. Army […]