398th Experiences

Living There

Nuthampstead

The combat crews started arriving in Nuthampstead England in April 1944. It was to be their home for a little over a year.

The following 398th web site articles include information about Living There. Note that in some cases the information may be just a few sentences within a story. However, even though just a few sentences or paragraphs, the reader will begin to get a feel for what it was like living there, including weather, food, and housing. Arranged alphabetically by author.

1. Lt. Robert J. Beckley's Diary Introduction
2. Why I Should have been Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Lew Burke, Co-Pilot, 603rd
3. Life In England’s Nissen Hut: Few Pleasant Memories Recalled by Ken Blakesbrough (while the author was not at Nuthampstead, the article provides a good overview)
4. Men from One Group Headquarters Hut - 398th Bomb Group - Spring 1945
5. Phil Jones WWII Recollections by Phillip H. Jones, Tail Gunner
6. Tense Moments During Guard Duty by James J. LaDue
7. V2 in the Bomb Dump - 12 December 1944 contributed by Malcolm ‘Ozzie’ Osborn
8. Paul Roderick, 398th Pilot - 602nd Squadron Video Interview Transcription
9. The Youngest Crew Goes to War - January 9, 1945 by Paul Wagner