The 43rd 
Bomb Group (H)
Air Force Assigned to:  5th AF (Feb '42 - end WWII)
 
Stations flown from:  Sydney, Australia (March '42 - Aug '42)
Torrens Creek, Australia (Aug '42 - Sept '42)
Port Moresby, New Guinea (Sept '42 - Dec '43)
Dobodura, New Guinea (Dec '43 - March '44)
  Nadzab, New Guinea (March '44 - July '44)
Owi, Schouten Islands (July '44 - Nov '44)
Tacloban, Leyte (Nov '44 - March '45)
Clark Field, Luzon (March '45 - July '45)
Ie Shima (July '45 - en dWWII)
 
 Campaigns: Antisubmarine, American Theatre
Air Offensive, Japan
China Defensive
Papau
New Guinea
Bismark Archipelago
Western Pacific
Leyte
Luzon
Southern Philippines
Ryukyus
China Offensive
 
Decorations:  Distinguished Unit Citation: Papau, Aug '42 - 23 Jan '43
Distinguished Unit Citation: Bismark Sea, 2-4 March '43
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
 

Squadron insignia- 

63rd B.S.

64th B.S.

65th B.S.

 403rd B.S.
(b17 era patch) (b17 era patch)
Planes Flown: B17
B24


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65th BS B24 "Rum and Coke"  #44-49827 

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64th BS B24 "Cocktail Hour" #44-40428

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64th BS B24 "Michigan" #44-40429

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65th BS B24 'Barbara Jean" #44-40980

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"Last Horizon"

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64th BS B24 "(The) Dragon and His Tail" #44-40973

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403rd BS B24 "Million $ Baby" #44-40335

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64th BS B24 "It Ain't So Funny" #44-49853

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64th BS B24 "The Record Breakers" #42-110122

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63rd BS B24 "Arts Cart" #42-40896

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64th BS B24 "Blondes Away" #42-110006

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403rd BS B24 "Miss McCook" #42-41070

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64th BS B24 "Mabels Labels" #44-50853

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65th BS B24 "Mad Russian" #44-41846

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Close-up of the "Mad Russian"

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