The Mighty Eighth Air Force JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC April 1942 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 01 Back in the States 02 03 04 05 06 Back in the States 07 08 Harry L Hopkins General George C Marshall arrive in UK 09 10 11 Back in the States 12 13 14 British Government accepts BOLERO plan 15 16 17 18 19 Back in the States 20 21 22 23 24 25 Back in the States 26 27 1,800 men, sail from Boston, Massachusetts for the UK. 28 HQ VIII Ground Air Support Command is activated 29 30 1942 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1943 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1944 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1945 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC