Bidspirit auction | WW2 Maj Gen Andrew S

WW2 Maj Gen Andrew S Low signed RAF Coltishall cover Welcome Home Yank 40th ann Reunion of 2nd Air Division signed James H Reeves and Maj Gen Andrew S Low RAF FDC. In June 1936 General Low enlisted in Battery ”E”, 243rd Coast Artillery (HD), Rhode Island National Guard, and served in the National Guard until he entered the U.S. Military Academy. Upon graduation from West Point he completed pilot and combat crew training, and instructed briefly in four-engine bomber crew training units. In September 1943 he was ordered to the 453rd Bombardment Group (B-24 Liberator) as assistant group operations officer and arrived in England with this unit in January 1944. He became a squadron commander, then group operations officer, and flew 16 combat missions. On his 16th mission, July 31, 1944, his aircraft was shot down by antiaircraft fire over Ludwigshafen, Germany, and he spent the remainder of the war in a hospital and prison camp. James (Jim) Hinton Reeves Entered U.S Army Air Force in June 1942. Qualified for Engineering and Operational School at Ft. Logan, Colorado (which was one of the better schools at that time). I was sent to England and joined the 2nd Bomb Wing - later the 2nd Air Division of the 8th Air Force. I served in operations of HQ in grade of S/Sgt, T/Sgt and M/Sgt. My duties were interesting as they pertained to the planning of missions of the fourteen Bomber Groups. We received Field Orders from HQ, 8th Air Force and passed them on to the groups. Orders contained 'Target' for the day, take off time, route to fly, bomb load, flak area expected and amount of fighter a/c and area to encounter. On each mission we had a fighter plane to fly at high altitude to scout the weather at the target. This info was relayed back to HQ in code. As soon as planes returned from missions all of the crews were given a de-briefing. All of the various departments attended the de-briefings including division bombardier, navigator, air sea rescue, weather and personnel department. There was always a close communication between 8th AF 2nd Air Division and the groups. When the war was over the 2nd Air Division had lost 6,700. The 8th Air Force had lost 19,000. Good condition Est.