5th Bombardment Group (Heavy)


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“This document is intended to cover the history of the Fifth Bombardment Group from the era immediately preceding WWII, through the war years until V-J Day 1945. It is presented against a summary background of the entire life of the organization.”




The Story of the Fifth Bombardment Group


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This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.




Fifth Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II


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Merriam Press Military Monograph Series First Edition 2012 The history of the 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy), comprised of the 23rd, 31st, 72nd and 394th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), in the Pacific and CBI theatres of operations in World War II. From Pearl Harbor, through Midway, the Central Pacific, Guadalcanal, the Northern Solomons, the Eastern Mandates, the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, the Western Mandate, the Southern Philippines, Borneo, Luzon, and China, this bomb group fought as part of the 13th Air Force. Includes chapters on the 13th Air Force, the 5th BG, and each Bomb Squadron, plus life at the various unit stations and the ground crews who serviced the aircraft. 78 B&W photos 1 map 6 drawings (4 in color) 2 color photos




Fifth Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II


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This is the official postwar history of the 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy), comprised of the 23rd, 31st, 72nd and 394th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), in the Pacific and CBI theatres of operations in World War II. From Pearl Harbor, through Midway, the Central Pacific, Guadalcanal, the Northern Solomons, the Eastern Mandates, the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, the Western Mandate, the Southern Philippines, Borneo, Luzon, and China, this bomb group fought as part of the 13th Air Force. Includes chapters on the 13th Air Force, the 5th Bomb Group, and each Bomb Squadron, plus life at the various unit stations and the ground crews who serviced the aircraft. 78 B&W photos, 8 color images, 1 map. A Merriam Press World War II History Reprint.




The Liberandos


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This story is about the men of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group, one of the most famous and heavily decorated units of World War II. It is derived from the personal documents, letters, and words of its veterans, as well as from official records. The Group was unique in that itwas the only American heavy bomb group activated in overseas combat, the first American unit to bomb "Fortress Europe", and the first group to be based on the European continent.







This is how it was


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