| Units that were attached or directly supported the 368th Fighter Group |
| Every combat unit has support units that are attached directly or indirectly. Without these support units no combat unit would be able to carry out their missions. The support units are often overlooked in the history books. This page is dedicated to the units that were attached or directly supported the 368th Fighter Group. |
| 382nd Air Services Squadron Provided intermediate and depot level aircraft maintenance. Major engine, sheet metal, or structural repair was performed by the 382nd ASS. |
| 1st Platoon (Air Force Clearing Station), 39th Field Hospital. The 39th FH was one the 3 Field Hospitals being experimented with by the Army Air Forces in the ETO. It had been assigned to the 9th Air Force, with instructions that each Platoon was to act as a separate Air Force Clearing Station, governed by Headquarters. Headquarters, comprising 4 Officers, 1 Nurse and 19 EM, was to handle all administrative matters between individual Platoons and higher echelons. The Chief Nurse, although assigned to Headquarters, would perform her duties with the Platoon to which she was attached. Each Platoon would consist of 4 Medical Officers, 1 Dental Officer, 1 Medical Administrative Officer, 6 Nurses, and 57 Enlisted Men. 1st AFSC was assigned to Strip A-3 Cardonville and provided medical support to the 368th FG. Operations consisted of administering medical care to ALG A-3. The Hospital unit was set up and ready to receive patients as from 0800 hours, June 26, 1944. The first patient arrived at 1535, and the first surgical case at 2200 (appendectomy). Read more about the 39th Field Hospital. |
| 2nd Platoon, B Battery, 225th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (searchlight) 29June44 - 25July44 Assigned to ALG A-3, the 2nd platoon provided anti-aircraft cover for the 368th FG with quad .50 cal and single .50 Machine Guns. |
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| 816th Engineer Aviation Battalion Although not attached to the 368th FG, the 816th EAB was responsible for the construction of ALG A-3, completing the airfield just 8 days after D-Day. Visit this great site about the IX Engineer Command and the 816th EAB IX Engineer Command |
| 2059th Engineer Aviation Firefighting Platoon Greenham Common, England 10Jan – 15Mar44 The first crash landing well be one of long remembrance by all members of this unit. After having trained and getting proficient with the American Crash truck, Class 135, the first crash truck assigned this unit was a British type tender known as an FWD. This tender was horribly outdated in way of equipment and type of pump. No one knew how to operate this Crash tender for maximum proficiency, but through constantly experimenting, water and foam finally came out of the fire hose. The 368th Fighter Group to which we were attached had just gotten their planes and all the pilots were anxious to try them out. Sunday afternoon about 1615 hours a call was received that one of the planes could not get its wheels down for a landing. We took the crash truck to where we thought the plane would come to rest. Everyone was wounding if the equipment would function properly, hoping the hose would not break. The Commanding Officer of the Group was going to bring him in on the runway. We were waiting and sweating him in. He made a beautiful landing with sparks flying behind him. When he finely stopped a small fire started that was extinguished immediately. We experienced one such landing again at this station and were successful in not losing either plane or pilot. |
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| 816th EAB Crest |
| Click on the link above for photos and information about the 382nd ASS |
| ALG A-3 during construction just a few days after D-Day |
818th EAB at ALG A-1