98th Bomb Group
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Capt. John S. Young on War Bond Tour 1945
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344th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
The 344th Bombing Squadron was first activated at MacDill Field, Florida as one of the original three squadrons assigned to the 98th Bombardment Group. The 344th soon moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana, where it began to train as a Consolidated B-24... -
9th Air Force Finance Detachment
Detachment
People
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John Young
Military | Major | B-24 Command Pilot
Lieutenant John S. Young was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Bored with college at SMU, and knowing the country was headed for war, he joined the Army Air Force early in 1941 and began training as an aviation cadet. He was known as "Johnny" or "Big...
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| 15 December 2020 15:02:50 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Removed associations not depicted in the image. Associated content should be added to the AIRCRAFT and/or PERSON records. |
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| 15 December 2020 08:51:17 | Kickapoo | Changes to collection and aircraft associations |
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Ploesti The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943 -- James Dugan & Carroll Stewart |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 August 2019 09:23:28 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to person associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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Removed associations not depicted in image. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 August 2019 09:13:41 | Kickapoo | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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Ploesti - Anatomy Of A Disaster - Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg ---- Black Sunday - Michael Hill ---- John S. Young, Jr. - personal archives |
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