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"Brig. General James P. Hodges, Washington, D.C., commanding officer of an air force unit, congratulates Capt. W. Stewart, Salt Lake City, Utah, pilot of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber Bomerang while the crew looks on. The Bomerang completed 53 Missions against the Nazis and is due for a trip to the United states. 4 April 1944."
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
Squadron
Military | Major General | Commanding General
Major General James P Hodges served as Commanding General of the 2nd Air Division from 13 September 1942 to 1 August 1944. He retired 30 September 1951.
His son, James P Hodges II, served as a fighter pilot with the 56th Fighter Group.
Military | Colonel | B-24 Pilot
In 1941, Stewart was a 24 year old, U.S. Army Air Force cadet at the University of Utah. He wrote, "We were pulling guns around with horses as a plane flew overhead. Jack Adamson, who had been my Morman mission companion, said to me, `There's a war...
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D Liberator bomber, serial number, #41-23722, named, 'Bomerang' (coded D-GO-C) was assigned to the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 328th Bomb Squadron. 'Bomerang' was flown by, Col. Luther Smith Bird, who flew on and survived the...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 November 2019 22:10:20 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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