17th Bomb Group in WWII

17th
Bomb
Group

Air Forced Assigned To:		12th (Dec '42 - Nov '43)
		15th (Nov '43 - Jan '44)
		12th (Jan '44 - end WWII

Stations Flown From:		Telergma, Algeria (Dec '42 - May '43)
		Sedrata, Algeria (May '43 - June '43)
		Djedeida, Tunisia (June '43 - Nov '43)
		Sardinia (Nov '43 - Sept '44)
		Corsica (Sept '44 - Nov '44)
		Dijon, France (Nov '44 - end WWII)

Campaigns Flown in:		Anti-submarine, American Theatre
		Air Combat, EAME Theater
		Tunisia
		Sicily
		Naples-Foggia
		Anzio
		Rome-Arno
		Southern France
		North Apennines
		Rhineland
		Central Europe

Awards Won:		Distinguished Unit Citation: Italy, 13 Jan '44
		Distinguished Unit Citation: Schweinfurt, Germany 10 April '45
		French Croix de Guerre with Palm; April, May, June '44

Squadron Insignia and Codes:
	34 BS	37th BS	95th BS	432nd BS

Planes Flown:	B25
	B26

	#41-35018 Battle Number 32 'Spooks' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-35018 Battle Number 32 'Spooks' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-18207 Battle Number 40 'Yehudi' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	17th BG formation - #41-35177 Battle Number 17 34^th.BS; #42-107535 Battle Number 28 37^th.BS; #42-95765 Battle Number 81 432^nd.BS; #42-107544 Battle Number 82 432^nd.BS; #41-31593 Battle Number 85 432^nd.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#42-43312 Battle Number 10 'Wolves Delight' 17^th.BG 34^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-17968 'SIS' 'My Sister Wouldn’t But I Will' 17^th.BG 432^nd.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#42-95882 Battle Number 42 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#42-107802 Battle Number 59 17^th.BG 95^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	17^th.BG #43-43291 Battle Number 61 'Eightball' #42-107845 Battle Number 52 #41-35014 Battle Number 62 95^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-35149 Battle Number 28 'Package for Adolph' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#42-95785 Battle Number 81 'The Wolves' 17^th.BG 432^nd.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-18187 Battle Number 81 'The Wolves' 17^th BG 432^nd.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-18187 Battle Number 81 'The Wolves' 17^th BG 432^nd.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-31592 Battle Number 06 'The Chief' 17^th.BG 34^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#42-43318 Battle Number 29 'Slick Chick' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-18218 'Cobra' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-18264 Battle Number 39 'Gremlin’s Castle' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-17747 'Earthquake McGoon' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS Jim Sterling Collection
	#41-17747 'Earthquake McGoon' 17^th.BG 37^th.BS (another view) photo courtesy of David O. Garcia
	John Magella, was a crew chief in the 17th BG, 37th BS. taken in Corsica photo courtesy of John Magella
	more photos from the collection of John Magella photo courtesy of John Magella
	more photos from the collection of John Magella photo courtesy of John Magella
	more photos from the collection of John Magella photo courtesy of John Magella
	more photos from the collection of John Magella photo courtesy of John Magella
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski, 432nd flying out of Algeria photo courtesy of Gutfinski
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski photo courtesy of Gutfinski
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski photo courtesy of Gutfinski
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski photo courtesy of Gutfinski
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski photo courtesy of Gutfinski
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski photo courtesy of Gutfinski
	B-26 photo taken by Sgt. Ray Gutfinski photo courtesy of Gutfinski

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Air Force Combat Units of WWII, by USAF Historical Div. Air University
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