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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1943
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| January 1, 1943 |
Georgia defeats UCLA 9-0 in the Rose Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1943 |
Georgia wins Rose Bowl
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Georgia beats UCLA, 9-0 at the Rose Bowl |
| April 17, 1943 |
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits Chickamauga battlefield and the WAAC training grounds at Fort Oglethorpe
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| June 15, 1943 |
Marietta Army Airfield (AKA Cobb County Airport) is designated by General Order
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Marietta, GA |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
| June 15, 1943 |
58th Bombardment Wing of the Army Air Force is formed in Marietta, Georgia. It is the first B-29 unit established by the Army Air Force |
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Marietta, GA |
| June 17, 1943 |
Politician Newt Gingrich born, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Newt Gingrich
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| July 4, 1943 |
Football player Emerson Boozer born, Augusta, Georgia
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| August 1, 1943 |
Bombers from the Eighth (Army) Air Force join with the Ninth in Operation Tidal Wave, a second attempt to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti. Considered to be a disaster (54 out of 177 planes lost), the mission did significantly reduce oil production at the facility for months. |
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Eighth Air Force |
| August 17, 1943 |
In simultaneous attacks on Regensburg and Schweinfurt, the Eighth (Army) Air Force conducts raids on a Messerschmitt factory (Regensburg) and ball-bearing plants (Schweinfurt) from its secret base in England. Of 376 mission aircraft 60 are lost. |
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Eighth Air Force |
| September 27, 1943 |
Using new "belly tanks" to dramatically extend the distance they can fly, P-47 bombers raid Emden, then return to the secret Eight Army Air Force in England. |
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Eighth Air Force |
| September 30, 1943 |
Jody Powell born, Cordele, Georgia
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Jody Powell |
| October 14, 1943 |
In a second raid on the ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt, Germany, the Eighth Air Force effectively destroys the target. 60 of 291 planes do not return. |
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Eighth Air Force |
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