The Colonel, the Adjutant and the Sergeant
Bob Rosenthal and Horace Varian enjoyed harassing each other during the war, and that did not change until Horace’s death. In the 70’s, Russell Zorn innocently wrote Varian, asking the date of Glenn Miller’s visit to Thorpe Abbotts in 1944, which gave rise to this exchange, in which Irv Waterbury (at that time the President […]
Missions and Memories of a WWII Bomb Group
Introductionby Harry H. Crosby Late in 1945 I was talking to a young pilot who had just been assigned to the 100th Bomb Group. Although he was supremely, even brashly, confident about himself and his crew, he was worried. Yes he was afraid. He said that when he was in the States training, he had already […]
Black Week (October 8-14, 1943)
Bremen – 8 Oct 1943 350TH BOMB SQUADRON CAPT. BERNARD A. DeMARCO P POW 08 OCT 43 BREMEN F/O JAMES P. THAYER CP POW 08 OCT 43 BREMEN 1ST LT JOHN W. DOWNS NAV POW 08 OCT 43 BREMEN 2ND LT FRANCIS C. HARPER BOM POW 08 OCT 43 BREMEN CPL THORNTON STRINGFELLOW ROG POW […]
Original 100th
On 25 May 1943, Army Air Base Headquarters, Kearney, Nebraska issued Special Order #103 directing movement of the Flight Echelon of the 100th Bombardment Group (H) to Bangor, Maine and thence to England. After seven months of organization, combat training (to use the term somewhat loosely) and some just plain rusting away, we finally were […]
Bowman Diary
This is the diary of Major Marvin Bowman as compiled by Paul West. Jan Riddling, 100th Bomb Group Historian, reformatted this version in July 2003. Nov 11, 1942 Gave lecture on Plane Identification, also and examination after lecture. Lecture was given by Lt. Arick. Nov 12, 1942 Gave lecture on Plane Identification, also and examination […]
The Jesse Wofford B-17 Crew
by S/Sgt Joe R. Urice 351st Squadron – 100th BG – 8th AF CREW ASSEMBLY Air Force personnel were coming in to reassignment centers from all areas. In my case, I had received a delay in route leave after completing gunnery school (class 44-27) at Las Vegas, NV on 18JULY44 and was to report to […]
Donald Becker Diary
2nd Lt Bernard L. Painter P POW 21-Mar-45 PLAUEN / RUHLAND 2nd Lt Charles W. Higginbotham CP KIA 21-Mar-45 PLAUEN / RUHLAND 2nd Lt Daniel Martin NAV KIA 21-Mar-45 PLAUEN / RUHLAND S/Sgt Herbert Singer TOG KIA 21-Mar-45 PLAUEN / RUHLAND S/Sgt Arthur B. MacNeil ROG KIA 21-Mar-45 PLAUEN / RUHLAND S/Sgt Virgil S. Downing, […]
War Experiences of Leo J. Bianchi
by Leo J. Bianchi POW 26 Nov 1943 – Bremen I entered-the Army Air Force in November of 1942. (The Air Force was called the Army Air Force then ) I took my basic training at Miami Beach, Florida. I was sent to Lowry Field, Colorado for “aircraft armament” training. I was then sent to […]
James H. Wright, Jr. – Service Diary
Entries : May 29, 1943 – September 9, 1944 Diary provided by Melinda Newman, James H. Wright’s granddaughter May 29, 1943 – Kirtland Field I start here because it seems that my life in the Army really starts on this day. I say it starts today because I complete my bombardier’s training as an Aviation […]
1141st Quartermaster Co. Log
1141st Quartermaster Co. (AVN) – Company Log – 1942 to 1945 By Vernon F. Sheedy – April, 1982 Edited by: Marion D. Fulton and Edward J. Conway Published by: John H. Scharding and Jane Scharding Koziel APRIL 1942: Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Permanent Station): 20 April 1942 Det. 1st QM […]