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452nd felt early frost in Cold War

Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker

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Hundreds in 452nd held as POWs in WWII

Depiction of a crippled B-17 settled on the ground. (U. S. Air Force artwork)

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452nd felt early frost in Cold War

Brig. Gen. Ira Eaker (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Unit cited for actions late in World War II

The B17 flying in the foreground is part of the 452nd Bombardment Group. Seen here flying with other aircraft, the 452nd planes were identified by the boxed L on their tail. (U.S. Army Air Forces photo)

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Unit’s start is fertile ground for historians

Jerry Penry, author of Sunrise Serenade: A World War II Bomber Crew Story, addresses 452nd Bomb Group Association members during a reunion in Oklahoma City, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti)

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Unit’s start is fertile ground for historians

Dr. Vernon Williams (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Crash memories still painful for B-17 navigator

Crewmates Tech Sgt. Pat Powell (L) and 2nd Lt. Sidney Solomon embrace at a reunion of the 452nd Bomb Group Association in October 2003 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti)

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Crash memories still painful for B-17 navigator

A headstone at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery marks the burial place of Tech Sgt. Matt Ransom III, one of seven 452nd Bombardment Group members who died in the Oct. 12, 1944, crash of the B-17 Inside Curve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti)

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Borinqueneers: the only all-Hispanic unit in U. S. Army history

Soldiers of the 65th, North of the Han River, Korea, June 1951. (U. S. Army photo)

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Pilots earned top honor for WW II actions

Second Lt. William E. Metzger Jr

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Pilots earned top honor for WW II actions

First Lt. Donald J. Gott

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U.K. cemetery resting place for 452nd men

Floral wreaths lay at the base of a statue honoring a World War II aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti/452 AMW)

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U.K. cemetery resting place for 452nd men

A P-51 Mustang (r) escorts the B-17 Sally B over the cemetery’s annual memorial ceremony. Sally B is the only flying-capable Flying Fortress in the United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti/452 AMW)

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U.K. cemetery resting place for 452nd men

Representatives from various veterans’ organizations place wreaths along the Wall of the Missing during the annual memorial ceremony at the Cambridge, England, American Military Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Varina Proietti)

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U.K. cemetery resting place for 452nd men

A cross marks the grave of pilot 2nd Lt. William J. Miller of the 452nd Bomb Group, who was killed in an Oct. 12, 1944, crash of the B-17 Inside Curve in England. Seven of his crewmates died with him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Proietti/452AMW)

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March Air Reserve Base supports firefighting efforts

Federal Emergency Management Agency trucks assemble on the flightline of March Air Reserve Base in support of the Southern California firefighting efforts on October 26, 2007. (U. S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel St. Pierre)

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March Air Reserve Base supports firefighting efforts

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March Air Reserve Base supports firefighting efforts

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March Air Reserve Base supports firefighting efforts

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The friendly invasion: 452nd GIs inundated English villages

Chart shows layout of the airfield and structures at Deopham Green. (Courtesy photo)

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