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Mattie is dedicate to the 548 BS
of the 385 BG, 8 AF. The group
activated 1 December 1942 at
Davis-Monthan Field in Arizona.
Unit formed in February 1943 at
Geiger Field in Washington.
Trained for two months and then
moved to Great Falls AAD, on the
11th April 1943. the unit
completed training at the end of
May 1943 with the aircraft moving
to Kearney Field Nebraska prior to
moving to England by the northern
ferry route. Two aircraft were
lost en route. The ground unit
left Great Falls on the 8th June
1943. The 548th BS sailed on the
Queen Mary on the 23rd June 1943
and the other squadrons on the
Queen Elizabeth on the 1st July
1943. for more information and to
review the group patches
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here.
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