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THE HISTORY OF THE 409TH BOMB GROUP (L)
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONSCOMPILED BY
409TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (L) ASSOCIATION, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Memorial Plaques
409th Bomb Group Comrades that Gave Their All.
A Tribute to Our 409th Comrades
Acknowledgements
Foreward
409th Bombardment Group (L) Asssociation, Inc
Historical Data Pertaining to 409th Bombardment Group
Commanding Officers
Activation of 409th Bombardment Group (L)
Original Personnel
Personnel Assignments to Headquarters
First Phase of Training
Second Phase of Training
Third Phase of Training
Lt. William P. Holmes Crash Landing
Final Phase of Training
Preparing to Depart the U. S. A.
Medical Section
Intelligence Section
Material Section
History of the Chaplain
The 409th Departs for the E. T. O.
Mauretania and the Submarine
This is My Story
The 409th Arrives in the E. T. O.
409th Arrives at Station 165
Ferrying the A-20 Havocs to England
European Theater of Operations
Intermezzo
May, 1944
June, 1944
July, 1944
August, 1944
409th Moves to France
September, 1944
October, 1944
November, 1944
December, 1944
January, 1945
February, 1945
March, 1945
April, 1945
May, 1945
Message from Eisenhower
V-E Day - "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Narrative History for June, July, August, September, 1945
Returning Airplanes to The States
409th Re-Assembles Following Leaves
Deactivation
Support Sections -- Europe
Medical Section
Ordnance Section
Photographic Intelligence Section
Communications Section
640th Bombardment Squadron
641st Bombardment Squadron
642nd Bombardment Squadron
643rd Bombardment Squadron
Missions Flown by 409th Bombardment Group
The 409th Aircraft
Names on Aircraft of the 409th
The Mont Saint - Michel
Experiences & Personal Stories
Photographs
Photographs Page #2
| Air Force Assigned to: | 9th AF (Feb '44 - end WWII) |
| Stations flown from: | Little Walden, England (March '44) |
| Bretigny, France (Sept '44 - Feb '45) | |
| Laon/Couvron, France (Feb '45 - end WWII) | |
| Campaigns: | Air Offensive, Europe |
| Normandy | |
| Northern France | |
| Rhineland | |
| Arnennes-Alsace | |
| Central Europe | |
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641st B.S. |
642nd B.S. |
643rd B.S. | |
| Squadron Codes - |
W5 |
7G | D6 | 5I |
409th Contact- Frank Bell
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