456th Bomb Group Association
 

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The 456th Bomb Group Association's website is laid out according to this map.

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Home Page

Dedication Page - Col. Thomas W. Steed

Association Info Pages

Purpose of the 456th Bomb Group Association

Joining the 456th Bomb Group Association

Officers of the 456th Bomb Group Association

Past Events and Reunions

        1948: The First Reunion

        2002 Reunion in Charleston, SC

        2003 Reunion in New Orleans, LA

        2004 Reunion in Riverside, California

                The Great Balloon Raid! 

        2005 Reunion in Washington, DC

Current - News and Events

    Letter from the President, October 2004

        The War Returns To Italy

Newsletters

         November 2003

Sources of Information for the 456th Bomb Group and Other Groups and Associations from World War II

Records - how to obtain records or medals earned

    Medals - a tale of one son's efforts for his father

History Section - The 456th Bomb Group (h) in World War II

Stornara Airfield and Encampment

A Visit To Stornara

456th Bomb Group Photo Album, the original 1945 publication, scanned and posted (137 pages)

Status Unknown, database list of 456th Bomb Group names that have not been found or have lost contact - 3000 names

Crews of the 456th Bomb Group, Page 1

                    What is a Short Snorter?

Short Snorter: P-47

More Short Snorters!

Crews, Page 2

Crews, Page 3

Crews, Page 4

Crews, Page 5

Crews, Page 6

Crews, Page 7

Crews, Page 8

Crews, Page 9

Crews, Page 10

Crews, Page 11

Crews, Page 12

Crews, Page 13

Crews, Page 14

Crews, Page 15

Crews, Page 16

Crews, Page 17 (Sid Ayres)

Crews, Page 18

Crews, Page 19 (Walter Fox)

Crews, Page 20 (John P. McHugh, Jr.)

Crews, Page 21 (Plato J. Brown and "Leap Year Lady")

Crews, Page 22 (Webster and Stockwell crew)

Crews, Page 23 (Dennis Medenwaldt)

Crews, Page 24 (Hansen and Billingsley crew)

Life in Stornara, Italy, for the 456th Bomb Group, Page 1

Life, Page 2

Life, Page 3

Life, Page 4

Life, Page 5

Life, Page 6

Life, Page 7

Life, Page 8

Life, Page 9

Life, Page 10

Life, Page 11

Life, Page 12

Life, Page 13

Life, Page 14

Life, Page 15

Life, Page 16

Life, Page 17 (Muroc Field)

Life, Page 18 (Muroc Field)

Life, Page 19

Life, Page 20

Life, Page 21

Life, Page 22

Life, Page 23

Life, Page 24

Life, Page 25

Life, Page 26

Life, Page 27

Life, Page 28

Life, Page 29

Life, Page 30

Life, Page 31 (456th 1943 newsletter)

Life, Page 32 (Gowen Field)

Life, Page 33 

Life, Page 34 (747th engr.)

Life, Page 35

Aircraft of the 456th Bomb Group, Page 1

                    An Ode To The Liberator

                    Flight of Fancy - All American

                    Liberator Desktop Wallpaper

Aircraft, Page 2

Aircraft, Page 3

Aircraft, Page 4

Aircraft, Page 5

Aircraft, Page 6

Aircraft, Page 7

Aircraft, Page 8

Aircraft Names of the 456th Bomb Group

Aircraft Losses of the 456th Bomb Group

Aircraft Nose Art, Page 1

Aircraft Nose Art, Page 2

Missions Flown by the 456th Bomb Group

          Mission 100 - Mission synopsis

          Mission 207 - Mission synopsis and dedication of painting

Citations Earned by the 456th Bomb Group

Unit History - A Complete Unit Historical Record of the 456th Bomb Group

Cemeteries, Memorials, Monuments and Plaques

456th Bomb Group American Military Cemeteries, Page 1:  A booklet with names and places

456th Bomb Group American Military Cemeteries, Page 2

A Guy Called Harvey: Florence American Cemetery and Memorial

Squadron and Group Patches

AAF Insignia, Wings and Medals

Personnel transfer from 376th Bomb Group

Prisoners of War

Stories from the 456th Bomb Group

Steed

"Mission 207"

Hightshoe

        The crash of the "Sky Gazer"

Morris

White

Holliday

Carlin

Riley

Knopf

Sesow

Crowell

Medenwaldt

Mission to Brux

Gerald G. Smith's Mission Diary

Flight of The Lady Corinne

Saga of Liberator 568

Muroc Crash

Red Kempffer, 485th Bomb Group

Reichard Link Page to the Following:

B-24 Cutaway View

Crew 6459

745th Squadron

Before and After

Coincidences

Sitting on a Bomb

Isle of Capri

Flak

The Invitation

Oswiecim (Auschwitz)

Bail Out Pass

Gunnery Diploma

No Purple Hearts

A Rough Mission

The Map

Vis Island

A Letter On Vis Island

Wien

The Morning Call - Veteran's Day Stories Of Those Who Served

Postwar - The 456th After World War II

SOUNDS - Music and Audio from the past

Bibliography Main Page - Books and Videos for Further Learning

BOOKS, Page 1: 456th Bomb Group

BOOKS, Page 2: B-24 and Fifteenth Air Force

BOOKS, Page 3: Personal Memoirs

BOOKS, Page 4: Strategy, Missions and History

VIDEO and TAPES: B-24, USAAF, et al

Links and Webrings

Online Forum

What's New on the Site? - Constantly Updated

What's New - Archives - Past What's New Pages

How to Contact Us

Help Keep The Memory Alive!

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Last Edited 07/31/10 RJF