| The 5th Bomb Group (H) |
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| KIAI O KALEWA | |
| The 5th Bomb Group (H) |
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| KIAI O KALEWA | |
| Air Force Assigned to: | 7th AF Feb '42 |
| 13th AF Nov '42 | |
| Stations flown from: | Espiritu Santo, Dec 1 1942 |
| Guadalcanal, Aug 19 1943 | |
| Munda, New Georgia, Feb 4 1944 | |
| Momote Airfield, Los Negros, Apr 7 1944 | |
| Wakde, Aug 17 1944 | |
| Noemfoor, Sep 22 1944 | |
| Morotai, Oct 1944 | |
| Samar, Mar 5 1945 - end WWII | |
| Campaigns: | Central Pacific |
| Guadalcanal | |
| New Guinea | |
| Northern Solomons | |
| Eastern Mandates | |
| Bismarck Archipelago | |
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| Leyte | |
| Luzon | |
| Southern Philippines | |
| Decorations: | Distinguished Unit Citation: Woleai Island, 18 Apr-15 May 1944 |
| Distinguished Unit Citation: Borneo, 30 Sep 1944 | |
| Philippine Presidential Unit Citation | |
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31st B.S. |
72nd B.S. |
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| Planes Flown: | B-17 |
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