Col. Howard M. “Slim” Turner
100TH BOMB GROUP C.O. (27 Apr 43 – 11 JUN 43) Previous Commander | Next Commander Korean War Armistice Negotiations, Panmunjom, Korea (30 Nov 1951) Maj. Gen. Howard Turner is on the far left. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner 100th BG Archives, April 2008 […]
Col. Darr H. Alkire
100th Bomb Group C.O. (14 Nov 42 – 26 Apr 43) Next Commander Col. Darr H. Alkire WAS FIRST 100TH COMMANDING OFFICER; LATER COMMANDED A B-24 GROUP AND WAS A POW. IN A BIT OF IRONY HE WAS THE SENIOR POW OFFICER AT STALAG LUFT III WHERE A GREAT MANY OF THE 100TH AIRMEN WERE […]
Major General Thomas S. Jeffrey, Jr.
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 390th BG Article Jeffrey Crew Page A Founding Father of the 390th Bombardment Group By William F. Pennebaker and Marshall B. Shore Copyright © 2000 by The 390th Memorial Museum Foundation The 390th Bombardment Group had its origins at Blythe Army Air Base in the edge of the Sonoran […]
Thomas S. Jeffrey’s Photo Album – Page 3
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Thomas S. Jeffrey’s Photo Album – Page 2
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Thomas S. Jeffrey’s Photo Album – Page 1
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On Target – Page 4
Charles E. “Chuck” Harris History Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 On Target The WWII story of a B-17 Crew with the “Bloody Hundredth” 8th Air Force by Charles E. (Chuck) Harris Mission # 13, La Glacerie, France, May 8, 1944 Records do not reveal any information on this mission other than the target […]
On Target – Page 3
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 On Target The WWII story of a B-17 Crew with the “Bloody Hundredth” 8th Air Force by Charles E. (Chuck) Harris Combat Missions The following summary of our 29 missions has only passing reference to our indispensable enlisted gunners. As gunners their primary and vital duty was to […]
On Target – Page 2
Charles E. “Chuck” Harris History Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 On Target The WWII story of a B-17 Crew with the “Bloody Hundredth” 8th Air Force by Charles E. (Chuck) Harris In Ireland Including the time change between New Hampshire and North Ireland, we had been awake about 30 hours, which included the […]
On Target – Page 1
Charles E. “Chuck” Harris History Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 On Target The WWII story of a B-17 Crew with the “Bloody Hundredth” 8th Air Force by Charles E. (Chuck) Harris Introduction: On Target is written for the crewmembers of a B-17 Flying Fortress of WWII, their families and friends. I was their pilot. […]