| The history of the 11th United States
Army's 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron (10th ERBS)
actually began in December of 1940, prior to America's
entry into WWII. Major Everett S. Davis, Commanding
Officer of Elmendorf Air Base, took note of England's
Royal Air Force success in rescuing downed air crews
in the English Channel and returning them to duty. This started the chain of events that led
to the formation of the 10th ERBS. There are many who
owe their lives to the crews of these plywood prowlers
of the Aleutians. To read a more in-depth history of
this unit, click on the "History" menu item. To read
about just one of the rescues performed by the crew of ERBS boat P-145, click on the menu item "Loss of
42-40080." The Surgeon's report of the crew of this
lost B-24D can be read by clicking on the "Flight
Surgeon's Rpt" menu item. To compliment these
documents we've set up scrapbooks for the individual
contributors to this section of our web site. Clark
and Wilber Green (not related) have each contributed
much to this section as the first two contributors of
10th ERBS material.
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the "Loss" and "Surgeon's Report" menu selections as
they are PDF files. Acrobat Reader is free, and you
can download it by clicking the link button below.]
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