World War II

The 484th Bombardment Group (Heavy), part of the 15th Air Force, played a significant role in World War II, particularly with its use of B-24 Liberators in bombing campaigns over Europe. The 826th Bomb Squadron was one of the four squadrons within this group. Below is an overview of the ...

B-24 Pilot, 826th Squadron, 484th Bomb Group, 49th Bomb Wing, 15th AF, Torreta, Italy. Flew 25 missions including Polesti oilfields (5/31/1944), awarded DFC. Raymond C. Martin 15th Air Force 484th Bomb Group 826th Squadron The 484th Bombardment Group (H) was trained in Harvard, Nebraska in 1943 with B-24s and deployed ...

Total Missions Flown by the 484th Bomb GroupApril 29, 1944 to April 26, 1945 ...

The Pilot Flimsies were issued to each crew prior to the mission. They contained all the virtual information needed for the mission ...

The XX Corps Battle at the West Wall (4-18 December) After weeks of severe fighting, troops of the Third Army finally had come up against the fortifications of the German West Wall. On 3 December, following the seizure of the Saarlautern bridge, the 1st Battalion of the 379th Infantry, 95th ...

My father Thomas Hoyle Martin served with the 95th Infantry Division as a machine gunner in C Company, 1 Battalion, 377th Infantry Regiment during WWII. He joined the unit prior to deployment overseas and remained with them until their return to the US. His first combat experience was during the  ...

377th Infantry Regiment History of the Regiment Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army as the 377th Infantry and assigned to the 95th Division. (Was to be organized in France from personnel of the 1st Pioneer Infantry but never accomplished.) Disbanded 22 December 1918. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in ...

The bridgehead at Uckange - Operation Casanova Date : From 8 To 14 November 1944 Location of the action : Uckange, France Unit in the area : 1st Battalion, 377th Inf. Regiment Above : 1/377th crossing at Uckange was made in boats like this one; it's a training shot of ...

Attacks by the 377th and 378th On 15 November the 377th and 378th, each minus on infantry battalion attached to Task Force Bacon on the east side of the river, started a co-ordinated maneuver, the 378th leading off with a flanking attack on the Canrobert line and the Feves ridge.  ...

Task Force Bacon (1/379th, 2/378th and 1/377th) began its operation on 15 November, timed to coincide with the parallel attack by the 377th and 378th west of the river. Since the fight to free the 1/377th in the Bertrange sector consumed most of the day, the drive south did not ...