98th Bomb Group
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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B-24D Capt. John S Young after the Ploesti raid. On war bond tour at the Consolidated-Vultee B-24 Factory at Fort Worth, Texas, 1944.
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344th Bomb Squadron
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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...
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John Young
Military | Major | B-24 Command Pilot
Lt. John S. Young was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Bored with college at SMU in Dallas, 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" and ...
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| 21 July 2021 16:21:42 | Kickapoo | Changes to caption |
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Spelling change for accuracy and clarity - John S Young Jr |
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| 23 December 2020 12:34:19 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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| 23 December 2020 10:53:53 | Kickapoo | Changes to caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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personal archives - John S Young Jr |
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| 22 December 2020 23:57:11 | Kickapoo | Created entry with collection, caption, person associations and mission associations |
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill |
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