th ▁P urs uit ▁Group , ▁most ▁being ▁received ▁after ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Compos ite ▁Group . ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁P - 4 0 B s ▁and ▁P - 4 0 Es , ▁mostly ▁Es . ▁Also , ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁P - 4 0 E - 1 s ▁that ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁that ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁cr ates ▁at ▁the ▁Man ila ▁Air ▁Dep ot ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁these ▁saw ▁service ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 0 2 4 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Roy ▁Gl enn ▁Bent ley ▁( born ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁App al ach ian - American ▁poet ▁and ▁university ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁professor . ▁The ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁in ▁America ▁are ▁the ▁primary ▁focus ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁ ▁in ▁poetry ▁journ als ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁four ▁books ▁of ▁poetry ▁and ▁ten ▁chap books . ▁He ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁Ohio ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bent ley ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁there ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁He ath , ▁Ohio . ▁Both ▁are ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁econom ically - dep riv ed ▁App al ach ia ▁area ▁in