The Mighty Eighth Air Force JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC February 1942 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 01 Back Home, a boy reads comic book 02 03 04 Back in the States 05 06 Back in the States 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 First US Airman to die in WW2 16 Back in the States 17 18 19 Back in the States 20 Brigadier General Ira C Eaker arrives in the UK 21 22 23 Brigadier General Ira C Eaker assumes command 24 Guns to be installed on Merchant Ships 25 Make preparations for airfields in UK 26 Back in the States 27 28 Back in the States 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