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Official History of the 38th Bomb Group CONSTITUTED as the 38th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 20 Nov. 1940 ACTIVATED on 15 Jan. 1941 Trained with the B-18, B-25, and B-26 aircraft. The ground echelon moved to Australia, Jan-Feb. 1942, while the air echelon remained in the US for further training. Air echelons of two squadrons arrived in Hawaii in May 1942 and took part in the Battle of Midway; they did not rejoin the group and eventually were reassigned. Air echelons of the other squadrons arrived in Australia in Aug. 1942.
Assigned to Fifth AF and equipped with B-25's, the group operated from bases in Australia, New Guinea, and Biak, Sept. 1942-Oct. 1944, attacking Japanese airfields, shipping and supporting ground forces in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 February 2007 )
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The 38th Bomb Group played a very significant role in winning the war against the Japanese during WW II. Following is a brief overview of only a few of the many combat activities the 38th Bomb Group contributed to winning the War. The 38th Bomb Group was one of the first U.S. Army Air Force units to be deployed into the Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Their deployment to the South Pacific started in January 1942 and in May two squadrons of their B-26s were the first medium bombers to fly from the mainland to Hawaii. While transiting Hawaii, two of their B-26s fought in the Battle of Midway, where they flew low altitude torpedo bombing missions attacking Japanese aircraft carriers. One of their B-26s was shot down and the other one never flew again after returning to Midway with severe battle damage. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 March 2008 )
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A BRIEF HISTORY 0F THE 823RD TACTICAL MISSILE SQUADRON 1943-1962 The 823rd was formed in theater and joined by air crews sent from the United States. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 June 2007 )
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This Distinguished Unit Citation was awarded for the 38th Bomb Groups part in the battle for Buna-Gona Campaign which opened the north shore of New Guinea to occupation by the allied forces. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 April 2007 )
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This Distinguished Unit Citation is the 2nd one received by the Sunsetters. The First Marine Division has stated that the Cape Gloucester Beachhead was the finest beachhead preparation that they experienced in all of WWII. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 April 2007 )
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The 38th Bombardment Group (M) had to travel a long distance for this one. Low level strafing and bombing had come a long ways since the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 April 2007 )
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A large Japanese convoy with replacement troops and supplies was spotted headed for the Ormoc Bay and the 38th was alerted to make a maximum effort to halt the convoy. The battle was to cause the greatest loss of life that the 38th suffered in any one day of combat. The 822nd was decimated and only the 71st came through without losing a plane. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 April 2007 )
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 January 2009 )
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http://www.globalair.com/airport/airportinfo~/aptcode=92FL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlstrom_Field Airport ID: 92FL Long: 081-50-59.3000W, -81.8050995
Lat: 27-07-14.1900N, 27.124305
Florida was selected for military flight training in 1917 because it had the second best weather among the states for flyable weather. Only Arizona had slightly more flyable days and Texas came in third. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 19 April 2009 )
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Did You Know?
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The 38th Bomb Group's first station was in Langley, VA. |
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