27 April 1942

MONDAY, 27 APRIL 1942

(8th Air Force): Advanced echelon
(ADVON) of HQ 8th Air Force and bomber, interceptor and base commands, along
with 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light), 2d Air Depot Group, and a weather
detachment totalling about 1,800 men, sail from Boston, Massachusetts for the
UK.