Date of Birth: 16 Apr 1921
Date of Death: 07 Mar 1996
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15th Air Force
Constituted as the 15th Air Force on October 30, 1943 and activated on November 1, 1943.
The 15th AF primary function was Strategic Bombardment of Italy, France, Germany, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Yugoslavia and Greece.
Bombardment
Constituted as 459th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943. Activated on 1 July 1943. Trained for combat with B-24's.
Moved to Italy, Jan-Feb 1944, and assigned to Fifteenth AF. Engaged primarily in strategic bombardment, Mar 1944 - Apr 1945, attacking such targets as oil refineries, munitions and aircraft factories, industrial areas, airfields, and communications centers in Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Rumania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Received a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for leading the 304th more...
758th Bomb Squadron
Lineage. Constituted 758 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jul 1943. Redesignated 758 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. Sep 1944. Inactivated on 28 Aug 1945. Redesignated 758 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 13 May 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 12 Jul 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 758 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 24 Oct 1957. Activated in the Reserve on 16 Nov 1957. Redesignated: 758 Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Jan 1967; 758 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Mar 1972; 758 Airlift Squadron on 1 Feb 1992.more...